Where does “ouge” come from?

ouge (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ouga, from Proto-West Germanic augā, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

ouge (Middle High German): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “ouge”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ouge”

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