Where does “augnfró” come from?

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

augnfró (Icelandic): cold-weather eyebright (Euphrasia frigida)

Definitions

  1. cold-weather eyebright (Euphrasia frigida)

Ancestry of “augnfró”, step by step

augnfró 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 fró

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfrócomfort, relief, satisfaction
2Old Norsefrórelief
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Old Norse auga →