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
- momentary; immediate, instant
Ancestry of “øyeblikkelig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | øyeblikk | a moment, blink of an eye |
| 2 | Danish | øjeblik | blink of an eye, moment |
| 3 | Low German | Ogenblick | moment, blink of an eye |
| 4 | Low German | Oog | eye |
| 5 | Middle Low German | ōge | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | ōga | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | augā | eye |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | augô | eye |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |