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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanougapfuleyeball
2Proto-West Germanicaugapleyeball
3Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
4Proto-Germanicaugôeye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “ougapfel”

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