Where does “argusoog” come from?

argusoog (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.

argusoog (Dutch): critical or vigilant eye

Definitions

  1. critical or vigilant eye

Ancestry of “argusoog”, step by step

argusoog 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 Argus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchArgusArgus
2LatinArgusArgus
3Ancient GreekἌργοςArgos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →