edge

edge · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · inherited from*h₂eḱ-“sharp”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*agjō
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*aggju
4. Old English · inherited fromeċġ
5. Middle English · inherited fromegge
6. English todayedge

From Middle English egge, from Old English eċġ, from Proto-West Germanic *aggju, from Proto-Germanic *agjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). See also Dutch egge, German Ecke, Danish æg, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish egg; also Welsh hogi (“to sharpen, hone”), Latin aciēs (“sharp”), acus (“needle”), Latvian ašs, ass (“sharp”), Ancient Greek ἀκίς (akís, “needle”), ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point”), and Persian آس (âs, “grinding stone”)).

Edge · proper noun²

English topographic surname, derived from the noun edge. Compare Eck.

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