Where does “øjeblikkelig” come from?

øjeblikkelig (Danish) comes from Danish øjeblik, from Low German Ogenblick, from Low German Oog, from Middle Low German ōge, from Old Saxon ōga, from Proto-West Germanic augā, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

øjeblikkelig (Danish): immediate, instant; immediately, right away

Definitions

  1. immediate, instant; immediately, right away

Ancestry of “øjeblikkelig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishøjeblikblink of an eye, moment
2Low GermanOgenblickmoment, blink of an eye
3Low GermanOogeye
4Middle Low Germanōge—
5Old Saxonōgaeye
6Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
7Proto-Germanicaugôeye
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic augā →