Where does “oogen” come from?

oogen (Middle Dutch) comes 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.

oogen (Middle Dutch): to look at

Definitions

  1. to look at

Ancestry of “oogen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “oogen”

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