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”

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