Where does “ogenschijn” come from?

ogenschijn (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.

ogenschijn (Dutch): glance, look

Definitions

  1. glance, look

Ancestry of “ogenschijn”, step by step

ogenschijn 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 schijn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchschijnA shine, glimmering; An appearance, semblance,...
2Middle Dutchschijn—
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