Where does “hönsägg” come from?

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

hönsägg (Swedish): a hen's egg, a chicken egg

Definitions

  1. a hen's egg, a chicken egg

Ancestry of “hönsägg”, step by step

hönsägg 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 höns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhönschicken, fowl (bird of the genus Gallus, especially Gallus gallus domesticus)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic agjō →Every word from Old Norse egg →