Where does “Augenauswischerei” come from?

Augenauswischerei (German) comes from German Augen, from Middle Low German ö̂gen.

Augenauswischerei (German): eyewash, window dressing something creating a deceptively favourable impression; something for appearance only

Definitions

  1. eyewash, window dressing something creating a deceptively favourable impression; something for appearance only

Ancestry of “Augenauswischerei”, step by step

Augenauswischerei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Augen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAugenplural of Auge; eyes
2Middle Low Germanö̂gen—

via German auswischen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanauswischento wipe clean, to rub out something
Every word from Middle Low German ö̂gen →