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

  1. blink of an eye, moment, second, jiffy

Ancestry of “augnablik”, step by step

augnablik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic auga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaugaeye
2Old Norseaugaeye
3Proto-Germanicaugôeye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Icelandic blik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicblikgleam, twinkle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Old Norse auga →