Where does “negenoog” come from?

negenoog (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.

negenoog (Dutch): lamprey, fish of the order Petromyzontiformes;...

Definitions

  1. lamprey, fish of the order Petromyzontiformes;...

Ancestry of “negenoog”, step by step

negenoog 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 negen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnegennine; A nine, an instance or representation of...
2Middle Dutchnēgennine
3Old Dutchnigun—
4Proto-Germanicnewunnine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

Words derived from “negenoog”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →
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