Where does “Augenschmaus” come from?

Augenschmaus (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.

Augenschmaus (German): feast for the eyes, sight for sore eyes

Definitions

  1. feast for the eyes, sight for sore eyes

Ancestry of “Augenschmaus”, step by step

Augenschmaus 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 Schmaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchmausfeast of food
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic augā →