egg
Swedish
/ɛɡː/
noun
Definitions
- The sharp edge of a cutting tool.
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse egg (egg, edge) inherited from Proto-Germanic *agjō (edge, corner) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp, pointed, edgy).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂eḱ-
Gloss
sharp, pointed, edgy
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
鋭
Emoji
🪒
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Edgehill English
- Egbert English
- acetic English
- acicular English
- acid English
- acne English
- acrimonious English
- acrimony English
- acrobat English
- acrylic English
- disedge English
- edge English
- edge-triggered English
- edgebanding English
- edged English
- edgeless English
- edgelet English
- edgelike English
- edgelong English
- edgelord English
- edgepath English
- edger English
- edgest English
- edgestitch English
- edgestone English
- edgeth English
- edgeware English
- edgeway English
- edgeways English
- edgewear English
- edgewise English
- edgework English
- edgy English
- exacerbate English
- fore edge English
- hyperedge English
- interedge English
- outedge English
- overedge English
- oxide English
- pseudo-edge English
- selvage English
- unedge English
- acer Latin
- acerbātus Latin
- acervus Latin
- acetum Latin
- acia Latin
- acies Latin
- aciēs Latin
- acumen Latin
- acuo Latin
- acus Latin
- acuō Latin
- acūmen Latin
- acūta Latin
- acūtus Latin
- exacum Latin
- mediocris Latin
- mediocritās Latin
- occa Latin
- ācris Latin
- acciaiare Italian
- acciaiatura Italian
- acciaiolo Italian
- cacume Italian
- cacuminale Italian
- acerbité French
- παρακονάω Ancient Greek
- παροξυσμός Ancient Greek
- ἀκή Ancient Greek
- ἀκίς Ancient Greek
- ἀκακία Ancient Greek
- ἀκαχμένος Ancient Greek
- ἀκμή Ancient Greek
- ἀκτή Ancient Greek
- ἀκωκή Ancient Greek
- ἀκόνη Ancient Greek
- ἄκαινα Ancient Greek
- ἄκρον Ancient Greek
- ἄκρος Ancient Greek
- ἄστυ Ancient Greek
- ὀξυόεις Ancient Greek
- ὀξύμωρος Ancient Greek
- ὀξύς Ancient Greek
- *aḱanā Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂egʷs-ih₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱ-l- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱ-l-, *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱmoros Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱst- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱstis Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱus Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂oḱetis Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éḱmō Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éḱru Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éḱru, *aḱr(u) Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂óḱris Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ḱrós Proto-Indo-European
- egg Norwegian Bokmål
- *agjō Proto-Germanic
- *ahaz Proto-Germanic
- *ahsą Proto-Germanic
- *ajją Proto-Germanic
- *akwisī Proto-Germanic
- *burzô Proto-Germanic
- tveeggad Swedish
- egg Norwegian Nynorsk
- ecg Old English
- eċġ Old English
- egge Middle English
- ateggjan Old Norse
- egg Old Norse
- eggja Old Norse
- eggjan Old Norse
- áeggjan Old Norse
- Ǫgmundr Old Norse
- ǫgr Old Norse
- æg Danish
- *ostrъ Proto-Slavic
- *osьla̋ Proto-Slavic
- aguillete Old French
- egg Icelandic
- ašs Latvian
- egg Faroese
- aiguillette Middle French
- *aggju gmw-pro
- eggia Old Saxon
- aghborre Old Swedish
- æg Old Swedish
- aigg Westrobothnian
- *akēō Proto-Italic
- *(a)tsāna Proto-Albanian
- *akˢka Proto-Albanian
- *atˢa Proto-Albanian
- *aϑ- Proto-Albanian
- *akstis Proto-Balto-Slavic
- akwam Tocharian B
- akwatse Tocharian B
- āk Tocharian B
- āka Tocharian B
- āśce Tocharian B
- 𒄀𒈾 Sumerian
- *aśras bat-pro