Where does “ōge” come from?
ōge (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon ōga, from Proto-West Germanic augā, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
Ancestry of “ōge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | ōga | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | augā | eye |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | augô | eye |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |