Where does “ougapfel” come from?
ougapfel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ougapful, from Proto-West Germanic augapl, from Proto-West Germanic augā, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
Ancestry of “ougapfel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | ougapful | eyeball |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | augapl | eyeball |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | augā | eye |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | augô | eye |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
Words derived from “ougapfel”