Where does “äggvita” come from?

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

äggvita (Swedish): egg white

Definitions

  1. egg white

Ancestry of “äggvita”, 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

Words derived from “äggvita”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic agjō →Every word from Old Norse egg →