From Middle English
ey, from Old English
ǣġ ("egg";
ǣġru in the plural), from
Proto-Germanic *ajjÄ…,
*ajjaz (“egg"), from
Proto-Indo-European *Åuyo-,
*hâ‚‚Åwyóm (“egg"). Cognate with West Frisian
aai (“egg"),
Dutch ei (“egg"), German Low German
Ei (“egg"),
German Ei (“egg"),
Danish æg (“egg"),
Swedish ägg (“egg"),
Icelandic egg (“egg"), Scottish Gaelic
ugh (“egg"),
Latin Åvum (“egg"). Was replaced by
egg in the 16th century.