Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “ēagan” come from?

ēagan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic augōn, from Proto-Germanic augōnō.

Ancestry of “ēagan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicaugōn—
2Proto-Germanicaugōnō—

Words derived from “ēagan”

  • eyne
Every word from Proto-Germanic augōnō →