Where does “augelok” come from?

augelok (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk løk, from Norwegian Nynorsk lokomotiv, from English locomotive, from French locomotif, from Vulgar Latin motivus, from Latin motus, from Latin movere, from Latin moveo — to move.

augelok (Norwegian Nynorsk): an eyelid

Definitions

  1. an eyelid

Ancestry of “augelok”, step by step

augelok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk løk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskløkAlternative form of lauk
2Norwegian Nynorsklokomotiva locomotive
3EnglishlocomotiveThe power unit of a train that pulls the coaches...
4Frenchlocomotiflocomotive
5Vulgar Latinmotivusmoving; stirred; moved
6Latinmotusmoved, stirred, disturbed, having been moved;...
7Latinmoverepresent active infinitive of moveō; second-person...
8LatinmoveoI move, stir, set in motion; I disturb, shake,...
9Proto-Italicmoweōto move
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-to move

via Norwegian Nynorsk auge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskaugeAlternative form of auga; eye
2Norwegian Nynorskaugaeye (organ)
3Old Norseaugaeye
4Proto-Germanicaugôeye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew-Every word from Proto-Italic moweōEvery word from Latin moveo