Where does “auger” come from?
auger (English) comes from Middle English nauger, from Middle English nave, from Old French navie, from Latin nāvigia, from Latin nāvigium, from Latin nāvigō, from Latin nāvis, from Proto-Italic naus — out, outward.
auger (English): A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than...
Definitions
- A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than...
Ancestry of “auger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | nauger | auger |
| 2 | Middle English | nave | nave hub of a wheel |
| 3 | Old French | navie | navy |
| 4 | Latin | nāvigia | — |
| 5 | Latin | nāvigium | vessel, ship, boat |
| 6 | Latin | nāvigō | to sail, navigate, seafare, embark |
| 7 | Latin | nāvis | ship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | naus | — |
| 9 | German | hinaus | out |
| 10 | German | aus | out; over; finished; done; up; off |
| 11 | Old High German | ūz | out |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |