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English word edge comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (Egg.), Proto-Indo-European *aḱ-, Proto-Indo-European *ojóm

*h₂ōwyóm (Proto-Indo-European)

Egg.

*aḱ- (Proto-Indo-European)

sharp, sharp, pointed, edgy, sharp, pointed

*ojóm (Proto-Indo-European)

*agjō (Proto-Germanic)

Edge, corner.

*ajjan (Proto-Germanic)

eċġ (Old English)

ecg (Old English)

Edge (of a cutting tool or weapon).

*ajją (Proto-Germanic)

Egg.

egg (Old Norse)

Egg.

egge (Middle English)

edge (English)

(also, _, figuratively) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.. (cricket) A shot where the ball comes off the edge of the bat, often unintentionally.. (geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where [...]

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