Where does “øyeblikkelig” come from?

øyeblikkelig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål øyeblikk, 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 — to see; eye.

øyeblikkelig (Norwegian Bokmål): momentary; immediate, instant

Definitions

  1. momentary; immediate, instant

Ancestry of “øyeblikkelig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåløyeblikka moment, blink of an eye
2Danishøjeblikblink of an eye, moment
3Low GermanOgenblickmoment, blink of an eye
4Low GermanOogeye
5Middle Low Germanōge—
6Old Saxonōgaeye
7Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
8Proto-Germanicaugôeye
9Proto-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 →