Ei.
egg (all biological senses)
Meaning & usage
egg (all biological senses)
Willst du dein Ei hart oder weich?
Das befruchtete Ei nistet sich in der Gebärmutter ein.
something egg-shaped
testicle, ball
Bei der OP wurden ihr die Eier entfernt.
balls, guts, courage
Mal sehen, ob ihr Eier habt!
bucks (money)
Kost’ dreißig Eier, der Spaß.
clown; foolish bloke
Da steht „ziehen“, du Ei.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm Proto-Germanic *ajją Proto-West Germanic *aij Old High German ei Middle High German ei German Ei Inherited from Middle High German ei and Old High German ei, from Proto-West Germanic *aij, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm. Cognate with Yiddish איי (ey), Dutch ei, West Frisian aai, English ey and egg, Danish æg.
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