Where does “ankeroog” come from?

ankeroog (Dutch) comes 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.

ankeroog (Dutch): ring by means of which an anchor is attached to a...

Definitions

  1. ring by means of which an anchor is attached to a...

Ancestry of “ankeroog”, step by step

ankeroog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch oog

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

via Dutch anker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchankeranchor
2Middle Dutchanker—
3Old Dutchanker—
4Latinancōraanchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting)
5Ancient GreekἌγκυραAncyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith
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