Where does “oogschaduw” come from?

oogschaduw (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.

oogschaduw (Dutch): eyeshadow

Definitions

  1. eyeshadow

Ancestry of “oogschaduw”, step by step

oogschaduw 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 schaduw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschaduwshade; shadow; blemish
2Middle Dutchschaduwe—
3Old Dutchscado—
4Proto-Germanic*skadu—
5Proto-Germanicskaduza shadow
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →