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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskaugeAlternative form of auga; eye
2Norwegian Nynorskaugaeye; eye ; vision; definite plural of auge
3Old Norseaugaeye
4Proto-Germanicaugôeye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →