Where does “Augenbraue” come from?

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

Augenbraue (German): eyebrow

Definitions

  1. eyebrow

Ancestry of “Augenbraue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanougebrā—
2Middle High Germanougeeye
3Old High Germanougaeye
4Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
5Proto-Germanicaugôeye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic augā →