Where does “augebryn” come from?

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

augebryn (Norwegian Nynorsk): alternative form of augnebryn

Definitions

  1. alternative form of augnebryn

Ancestry of “augebryn”, step by step

augebryn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk auge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskaugeAlternative form of auga; eye
2Norwegian Nynorskaugaeye (organ)
3Old Norseaugaeye
4Proto-Germanicaugôeye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Norwegian Nynorsk bryn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbrynbrow
2Old Norsebrýnnnominative/accusative plural indefinite of brún f
3Old Norsebrúnsharp edge, rim; eyebrow; inflection of brúnn...
4Proto-Germanicbrūwōeyebrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Old Norse auga →