Where does “eygnaviðgerð” come from?

eygnaviðgerð (Faroese) comes from Faroese eyga, from Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

eygnaviðgerð (Faroese): eye treatment; eye surgery

Definitions

  1. eye treatment; eye surgery

Ancestry of “eygnaviðgerð”, step by step

eygnaviðgerð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese eyga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseeygaeye; view; face
2Old Norseaugaeye
3Proto-Germanicaugôeye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Faroese viðgerð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseviðgerðtreatment, therapy, surgery; processing; hearing,...
2Faroeseviðwith; beside, near; in
3Old Norseviðwithy, withe; collar; against; towards, against
4Proto-Germanicwiþr-against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Old Norse auga →