Where does “øyeblikk” come from?
øyeblikk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish øjeblik, from Low German Ogenblick, from Low German Oog, from Middle Low German ōge, from Old Saxon ōga, from Proto-West Germanic augā, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
øyeblikk (Norwegian Bokmål): a moment, blink of an eye
Definitions
- a moment, blink of an eye
Ancestry of “øyeblikk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | øjeblik | blink of an eye, moment |
| 2 | Low German | Ogenblick | moment, blink of an eye |
| 3 | Low German | Oog | eye |
| 4 | Middle Low German | ōge | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | ōga | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | augā | eye |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | augô | eye |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
Words derived from “øyeblikk”