Where does “ägghalva” come from?

ägghalva (Swedish) comes from Swedish ägg, from Old Swedish æg, from Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic agjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

ägghalva (Swedish): a cooked egg cut in half, a halved egg (often topped with various ingredients)

Definitions

  1. a cooked egg cut in half, a halved egg (often topped with various ingredients)

Ancestry of “ägghalva”, step by step

ägghalva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ägg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishäggegg; the female primary cell, the ovum; egg; an...
2Old Swedishægegg
3Old Norseeggegg; edge
4Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Swedish halva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhalvahalva; a half
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic agjō →Every word from Old Norse egg →