Where does “oog” come from?

oog (Dutch) comes 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.

oog (Dutch): eye; pip; eye of a needle

Definitions

  1. eye; pip; eye of a needle

Ancestry of “oog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchôgeeye
2Old Dutchōgaeye
3Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
4Proto-Germanicaugôeye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “oog

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-