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Where does “auge” come from?

auge (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk auga, from Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

auge (Norwegian Nynorsk): Alternative form of auga; eye

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of auga; eye

Ancestry of “auge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskaugaeye; eye ; vision; definite plural of auge
2Old Norseaugaeye
3Proto-Germanicaugôeye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “auge”

  • augnebryn
  • augne-
  • augelok
  • augebryn
  • augevippe
  • augestikkar
  • auge-
  • augeeple
  • augehole
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