Where does “egga” come from?

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

egga (Swedish): to stimulate; to encourage somebody to do a...

Definitions

  1. to stimulate; to encourage somebody to do a...

Ancestry of “egga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedisheggThe sharp edge of a cutting tool
2Old Norseeggegg; edge
3Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “egga”

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