Where does “ogle” come from?

Ogle comes from Middle Dutch ooghelen, derived from Middle Dutch oogen and oge, from Old Dutch ōga, from Proto-Germanic augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- meaning eye.

ogle (English): To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously

Definitions

  1. To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously

Ancestry of “ogle”, step by step

ogle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch ooghelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchooghelen—
2Middle Dutchoogento look at
3Middle Dutchogeeye; gaze; sight, ability to see
4Old Dutchōgaeye
5Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
6Proto-Germanicaugôeye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Middle Dutch oeghelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchoeghelento ogle

Words derived from “ogle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic augā →