Where does “øjenvippe” come from?

øjenvippe (Danish) comes from Danish øje, from Old Danish øghæ, from Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

øjenvippe (Danish): eyelash

Definitions

  1. eyelash

Ancestry of “øjenvippe”, step by step

øjenvippe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish øje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishøjeeye
2Old Danishøghæ—
3Old Norseaugaeye
4Proto-Germanicaugôeye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Danish vippe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvippeto seesaw; to bob; to rock
2Swedishvippapanicle; latch, flip-flop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Old Norse auga →