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Where does “auga” come from?

auga (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

auga (Icelandic): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “auga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseaugaeye
2Proto-Germanicaugôeye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “auga”

  • gagnauga
  • augntönn
  • sundgleraugu
  • augnlæknir
  • sólgleraugu
  • augnablik
  • augnlok
  • nálarauga
  • glóðarauga
  • augnalaus
  • gleraugu
  • augu
  • augabrún
  • augljós
  • kýrauga
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