Where does “øyenvitne” come from?

øyenvitne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål øye, from Danish øje, from Old Danish øghæ, from Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

øyenvitne (Norwegian Bokmål): an eyewitness

Definitions

  1. an eyewitness

Ancestry of “øyenvitne”, step by step

øyenvitne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål øye

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåløyean eye; eye
2Danishøjeeye
3Old Danishøghæ—
4Old Norseaugaeye
5Proto-Germanicaugôeye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Norwegian Bokmål vitne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvitnea witness; to give evidence, testify, bear...
2Old Norsevitniwitness, testimony; evidence
3Proto-Germanicwitnijąwitness
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Old Norse auga →