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Where does “ougebrā” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ougebrā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanougeeye
2Old High Germanougaeye
3Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
4Proto-Germanicaugôeye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “ougebrā”

  • Augenbraue
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