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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 [...]