Where does “augnakonfekt” come from?

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

augnakonfekt (Icelandic): eye candy

Definitions

  1. eye candy

Ancestry of “augnakonfekt”, step by step

augnakonfekt 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 konfekt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickonfekt—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Old Norse auga →