Where does “kýrauga” come from?

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

kýrauga (Icelandic): porthole

Definitions

  1. porthole

Ancestry of “kýrauga”, step by step

kýrauga 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 kýr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickýrcow
2Old Norsekýrcow
3Proto-Germanic*kōzcow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Old Norse auga →
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