1. Etymology of the English word egg
the English word egg
derived from the Old Norse word egg
derived from the Old Norse word eggja
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *ajjam
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ak-
Derivations in English
eggnog, egg, eggcrate, eggcup, egghead, eggplant, eggbeater, eggshell, egged, eggingCognates
Catalan ou, Danish æg, Dutch ei, French oeuf, German Ei, Icelandic egg, Italian uovo, Latin ovum, Nynorsk egg, Provençal ov, Riksmal egg, Spanish huevo, Swedish äggUsage
Word found in Modern English2. Etymology of the English word egg
derived from the English word egg