Where does “Augenglas” come from?
Augenglas (German) comes from German auge, 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.
Augenglas (German): glasses; any glass device that aids eyesight
Definitions
- glasses; any glass device that aids eyesight
Ancestry of “Augenglas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | auge | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | ouge | eye |
| 3 | Old High German | ouga | eye |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | augā | eye |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | augô | eye |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |