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Where does “ogle” come from?

ogle (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic anˀglís, from Proto-Indo-European h₁óngʷl̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.

ogle (Latvian): charcoal; coal

Definitions

  1. charcoal; coal

Ancestry of “ogle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicanˀglíscoal, charcoal
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁óngʷl̥charcoal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire

Words derived from “ogle”

  • akmeņogle
  • ogleklis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- →