Where does “ooginfeksie” come from?

ooginfeksie (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans oog, from Dutch oog, from Middle Dutch ôge, from Old Dutch ōga, from Proto-West Germanic augā, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

ooginfeksie (Afrikaans): eye infection

Definitions

  1. eye infection

Ancestry of “ooginfeksie”, step by step

ooginfeksie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans oog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansoogeye
2Dutchoogeye; pip; eye of a needle
3Middle Dutchôgeeye
4Old Dutchōgaeye
5Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
6Proto-Germanicaugôeye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Afrikaans infeksie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansinfeksieinfection
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic augā →