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Where does “Ägge” come from?

Ägge (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian egg, from Proto-Germanic agjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

Ägge (Saterland Frisian): edge; border

Definitions

  1. edge; border

Ancestry of “Ägge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianegg—
2Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →