Where does “Auge” come from?

Auge (Low German) comes from Middle Dutch ôge, from Old Dutch ōga, from Proto-West Germanic augā, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

Auge (Low German): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “Auge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchôgeeye
2Old Dutchōgaeye
3Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
4Proto-Germanicaugôeye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic augā →