Where does “oeghelen” come from?

oeghelen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch oogen, from Middle Dutch oge, from Old Dutch ōga, from Proto-West Germanic augā, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

oeghelen (Middle Dutch): to ogle

Definitions

  1. to ogle

Ancestry of “oeghelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchoogento look at
2Middle Dutchogeeye; gaze; sight, ability to see
3Old Dutchōgaeye
4Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
5Proto-Germanicaugôeye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “oeghelen”

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