Where does “dagpauwoog” come from?

dagpauwoog (Dutch) comes from Dutch pauwoog, 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.

dagpauwoog (Dutch): peacock butterfly (Aglais io)

Definitions

  1. peacock butterfly (Aglais io)

Ancestry of “dagpauwoog”, step by step

dagpauwoog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch pauwoog

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

via Dutch dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdagday; daytime; !
2Middle Dutchdachday
3Old Dutchdagday
4Proto-West Germanicdagday
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →