Where does “Oog” come from?

Oog (Low German) comes 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.

Oog (Low German): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “Oog”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Oog”

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