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
Ancestry of “Ogenblick”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Low German | Oog | eye |
| 2 | Middle Low German | ōge | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | ōga | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | augā | eye |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | augô | eye |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |