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.

auge (German): eye

Definitions

  1. 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

Words derived from “auge

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-