Where does “ägg” come from?
ägg (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish æg, from Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic agjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
ägg (Swedish): egg; the female primary cell, the ovum; egg; an...
Definitions
- egg; the female primary cell, the ovum; egg; an...
Ancestry of “ägg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | æg | egg |
| 2 | Old Norse | egg | egg; edge |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | agjō | edge, corner |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |