What came first, the chicken or the egg? (1 Viewer)

[Ahsoka]

The actual correct answer is egg. But what about in terms of etymonlogy?

The word chicken actually entered the English language before the modern word egg. Chicken dates back to Old English, though it wasn’t always used to refer to adult chickens. The word egg entered at a later date from Old Norse due to Viking settlements in Britain. Meaning that chicken comes before egg in the English language.

However, an interesting detail is that egg replaced the Old English word æg. This word appeared in Old English before chicken did. As you may be able to guess, egg and æg have the same root in Proto-Germanic. They diverged, but remained similar. So while egg may be newer than chicken, æg (a cognate) is older.

 

[Ahsoka]

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[Harmony_Starz]

so both are technically true

 

[dark_tranquility]

that egg he is devious

 

[uran]

uran came first

 

[ChiaraStar169]

so interesting!

 

[Moguri]

uran came first

maybe that was the answer we all have been looking for all along!

 

[uran]

maybe that was the answer we all have been looking for all along!

it indeed is

 

[sooya_]

well, that's interesting

 

[TrinityJade]

uran came first

chicken, egg, or uran