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

Definitions

  1. an eyebrow

Ancestry of “augnebryn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskaugne-used as the first part of compound words relating...
2Norwegian Nynorskaugaeye (organ)
3Old Norseaugaeye
4Proto-Germanicaugôeye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Old Norse auga →
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