Where does “eye” come from?

eye (Middle English) comes from Old English eġe, from Old English ēage, from Proto-West Germanic augā, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

eye (Middle English): awe, reverence, worshipfulness; horror, panic;...

Definitions

  1. awe, reverence, worshipfulness; horror, panic;...

Ancestry of “eye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englisheġefear
2Old Englishēageeye
3Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
4Proto-Germanicaugôeye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “eye

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-