Where does “oog” come from?

oog (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian āge, from Proto-West Germanic augā, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

oog (North Frisian): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “oog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianāgeeye
2Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
3Proto-Germanicaugôeye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic augā →