Where does “oogziekte” come from?

oogziekte (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.

oogziekte (Dutch): eye disease

Definitions

  1. eye disease

Ancestry of “oogziekte”, step by step

oogziekte 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 ziekte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchziekteThe state of sickness; An illness, disease
2Middle Dutchsiecte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →
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