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Where does “Auge” come from?

Auge (German) comes from Old High German ouga, from Proto-West Germanic augā, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

Auge (German): eye; germ, bud; spot

Definitions

  1. eye; germ, bud; spot

Ancestry of “Auge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanougaeye
2Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
3Proto-Germanicaugôeye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “Auge”

  • минога
  • Augenschmaus
  • Augenglas
  • Augenkontakt
  • Rotauge
  • Augenkrankheit
  • augenfällig
  • Augen
  • einäugig
  • freiäugig
  • Augenentzündung
  • blauäugig
  • großäugig
  • Schlitzauge
  • Ochsenauge
  • Augenarzt
  • Augenfarbe
  • Augenralle
  • Neunauge
  • Augenspüleinrichtung
  • Augenlid
  • Augenwinkel
  • Augenhöhle
  • Augeninnendruck
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