Where does “ooggetuige” come from?

ooggetuige (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.

ooggetuige (Dutch): eyewitness

Definitions

  1. eyewitness

Ancestry of “ooggetuige”, step by step

ooggetuige 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 getuige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgetuigewitness; as shown by, judging by, witness
2Middle Dutchgetuge—
3Middle Dutchgetugento bear witness
4Old Dutchgitiugon—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →