Where does “augnlok” come from?
augnlok (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic auga, from Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
augnlok (Icelandic): eyelid
Ancestry of “augnlok”, step by step
augnlok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic auga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | auga | eye |
| 2 | Old Norse | auga | eye |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | augô | eye |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
via Icelandic lök
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | lök | indefinite nominative plural of lak; indefinite... |
| 2 | Old Norse | lok | lock, lid; weed, unwanted plant |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |