Where does “augnablik” come from?
augnablik (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic auga, from Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
augnablik (Icelandic): blink of an eye, moment, second, jiffy
Definitions
- blink of an eye, moment, second, jiffy
Ancestry of “augnablik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | auga | eye |
| 2 | Old Norse | auga | eye |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | augô | eye |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |