Where does “Au” come from?

Au (Hunsrik) comes from Central Franconian Ooch, 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.

Au (Hunsrik): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “Au”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central FranconianOocheye
2Middle High Germanougeeye
3Old High Germanougaeye
4Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
5Proto-Germanicaugôeye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic augā →
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