Where does “gagnauga” come from?

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

gagnauga (Icelandic): temple

Definitions

  1. temple

Ancestry of “gagnauga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaugaeye
2Old Norseaugaeye
3Proto-Germanicaugôeye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Old Norse auga →