Where does “augnebryn” come from?
augnebryn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk augne-, from Norwegian Nynorsk auga, from Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
augnebryn (Norwegian Nynorsk): an eyebrow
Ancestry of “augnebryn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | augne- | used as the first part of compound words relating... |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | auga | eye; eye ; vision; definite plural of auge |
| 3 | Old Norse | auga | eye |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | augô | eye |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |