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Where does “auge” come from?

auge (German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “auge”, step by step

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