Where does “ogen” come from?

ogen (Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ôgen, from Proto-Germanic augijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

ogen (Dutch): to look, to appear; to look intensely; to see, to...

Definitions

  1. to look, to appear; to look intensely; to see, to...

Ancestry of “ogen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchôgento show
2Proto-Germanicaugijanąto show, display, cause to see
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “ogen”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →