Where does “äggviteämne” come from?

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

äggviteämne (Swedish): protein

Definitions

  1. protein

Ancestry of “äggviteämne”, step by step

äggviteämne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish äggvita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishäggvitaegg white
2Swedishäggegg; the female primary cell, the ovum; egg; an...
3Old Swedishægegg
4Old Norseeggegg; edge
5Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Swedish ämne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishämnea substance; a topic, subject; a material
2Old Swedishæfni—
3Old Norseefnistuff, material; matter of discourse; matter,...
4Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
5Proto-Germanic*abnijaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic agjō →Every word from Old Norse egg →