ei
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ɛi̯/
noun
Definitions
- egg
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch ei inherited from Old Dutch *ei inherited from *aij inherited from Proto-Germanic *ajją (egg) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (egg).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂ōwyóm
Gloss
egg
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Classifier
Kanji
卵
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afteregg English
- egg English
- egg hunt English
- egg yolk English
- egg-bound English
- egg-shaped English
- eggball English
- eggbeater English
- eggbox English
- eggburger English
- eggcrate English
- eggcup English
- egger English
- eggery English
- eggette English
- eggfruit English
- egghead English
- eggheaded English
- egghot English
- eggie English
- egglayer English
- egglaying English
- eggless English
- egglike English
- eggman English
- eggmass English
- eggnog English
- eggplant English
- eggshell English
- eggspot English
- eggtimer English
- eggtray English
- eggwhisk English
- eggwoman English
- eggy English
- eggyolk English
- handegg English
- nonegg English
- superegg English
- thunderegg English
- ovulum Latin
- ōva Latin
- ōvum Latin
- Ei German
- Eierkuchen German
- Eierkühlhaus German
- Eierlikör German
- Eierpflaume German
- Eiersalat German
- Eierschale German
- Eierstock German
- Eieruhr German
- Eihülle German
- Eischnee German
- Eiweiß German
- Kuckucksei German
- Rührei German
- Solei German
- Spiegelei German
- Tee-Ei German
- Weichei German
- eiern German
- eiförmig German
- -er- Dutch, Flemish
- Eierland Dutch, Flemish
- bal Dutch, Flemish
- cel Dutch, Flemish
- dooier Dutch, Flemish
- een Dutch, Flemish
- eeneiig Dutch, Flemish
- eicel Dutch, Flemish
- eidooier Dutch, Flemish
- eierbal Dutch, Flemish
- eierdooier Dutch, Flemish
- eierkool Dutch, Flemish
- eiermuts Dutch, Flemish
- eierstok Dutch, Flemish
- eigeel Dutch, Flemish
- eisprong Dutch, Flemish
- eivol Dutch, Flemish
- eivorm Dutch, Flemish
- eivormig Dutch, Flemish
- eiwit Dutch, Flemish
- geel Dutch, Flemish
- kalkoen Dutch, Flemish
- kalkoenenei Dutch, Flemish
- kieviet Dutch, Flemish
- kievietsei Dutch, Flemish
- kievit Dutch, Flemish
- kievitsei Dutch, Flemish
- kip Dutch, Flemish
- kippenei Dutch, Flemish
- kool Dutch, Flemish
- land Dutch, Flemish
- luis Dutch, Flemish
- luizenei Dutch, Flemish
- muts Dutch, Flemish
- roerei Dutch, Flemish
- roeren Dutch, Flemish
- scharrelei Dutch, Flemish
- scharrelen Dutch, Flemish
- spiegel Dutch, Flemish
- spiegelei Dutch, Flemish
- sprong Dutch, Flemish
- stok Dutch, Flemish
- vol Dutch, Flemish
- vorm Dutch, Flemish
- wit Dutch, Flemish
- œuf miroir French
- τὰ ᾠά Ancient Greek
- *h₂ōwyóm Proto-Indo-European
- *ajją Proto-Germanic
- æg Old English
- æġ Old English
- ǣġ Old English
- egge Middle English
- egg Old Norse
- *(j)aje Proto-Slavic
- *aje, ȃje, *(j)aje Proto-Slavic
- *ajьce Proto-Slavic
- ei Middle Dutch
- ei Old High German
- ձու Old Armenian
- eierstok Afrikaans
- roereier Afrikaans
- ve Albanian
- *aij gmw-pro
- *ei Old Dutch
- *āuyom Proto-Celtic
- *āwyom Proto-Celtic
- salted egg Chinese
- *Hāwyám Proto-Indo-Iranian
- ei Old Saxon
- *ōwom Proto-Italic
- *ei Old Frisian
- Oi Pennsylvania German
- Oidodder Pennsylvania German
- Oschderoi Pennsylvania German
- *ōyyón Proto-Hellenic
- ei Limburgan, Limburger, Limburgish
- ada Crimean Gothic
- igi Aukan
- bal
- vol
- een
- kip
- wit
- cel
- stok
- kool
- geel
- land
- luis
- vorm
- muts
- -er-
- eiwit
- eicel
- eivol
- sprong
- kievit
- dooier
- roeren
- eigeel
- eivorm
- roerei
- kieviet
- spiegel
- eierbal
- eeneiig
- kalkoen
- Eierland
- eiermuts
- kippenei
- eierkool
- eisprong
- luizenei
- eierstok
- eivormig
- eidooier
- kievitsei
- spiegelei
- scharrelen
- kievietsei
- eierdooier
- scharrelei
- kalkoenenei