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
Ancestry of “gagnauga”, step by step
| 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 |