Where does “Augenralle” come from?

Augenralle (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.

Augenralle (German): grey-throated rail

Definitions

  1. grey-throated rail

Ancestry of “Augenralle”, step by step

Augenralle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German auge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaugeeye
2Middle High Germanougeeye
3Old High Germanougaeye
4Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
5Proto-Germanicaugôeye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via German Ralle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRallerail, crake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →