Name Element EGI

Type Word & Element
Usage Old High German [1][2]

Meaning & History

Old High German word meaning "fear".

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesagaz(Old Germanic) agi(Old Norse)
Given Name DescendantsAge(Frisian) Agi, Ago(Germanic)
Surname DescendantsAgema(Frisian) Aggio(Italian)

Sources & References

  1. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 3.
  2. Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry egī, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
Entry added December 7, 2022