Where does “äggula” come from?

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

äggula (Swedish): egg yolk

Definitions

  1. egg yolk

Ancestry of “äggula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishäggegg; the female primary cell, the ovum; egg; an...
2Old Swedishægegg
3Old Norseeggegg; edge
4Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic agjō →Every word from Old Norse egg →