Where does “ooghelen” come from?

ooghelen (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.

Ancestry of “ooghelen”, 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 “ooghelen”

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