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
- awe, reverence, worshipfulness; horror, panic;...
Ancestry of “eye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | eġe | — |
| 2 | Old English | ēage | eye |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | augā | eye |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | augô | eye |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |