Where does “Ogenblick” come from?

Ogenblick (Low German) comes from Low German Oog, from Middle Low German ōge, from Old Saxon ōga, from Proto-West Germanic augā, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

Ogenblick (Low German): moment, blink of an eye

Definitions

  1. moment, blink of an eye

Ancestry of “Ogenblick”, step by step

Ogenblick traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German Oog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanOogeye
2Middle Low Germanōge—
3Old Saxonōgaeye
4Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
5Proto-Germanicaugôeye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Low German blick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanblick—
2Middle Low Germanbleck—
3Old Saxonblek—
4Proto-West Germanicblik—
5Proto-Germanicblikąshine; look; metal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “Ogenblick”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic augā →