Where does “Schlitzauge” come from?

Schlitzauge (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.

Schlitzauge (German): almond-shaped eye; Mongoloid eye; Asian eye;...

Definitions

  1. almond-shaped eye; Mongoloid eye; Asian eye;...

Ancestry of “Schlitzauge”, step by step

Schlitzauge 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 Schlitz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchlitzslit, slash; groove
2Old High Germansliz—

Words derived from “Schlitzauge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic augā →