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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

  1. glasses; any glass device that aids eyesight

Ancestry of “Augenglas”, step by step

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