Where does “eagbræw” come from?

eagbræw (Old English) comes from Old English ēage, from Proto-West Germanic augā, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

eagbræw (Old English): eyelid

Definitions

  1. eyelid

Ancestry of “eagbræw”, step by step

eagbræw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ēage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishēageeye
2Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
3Proto-Germanicaugôeye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Old English brǣw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbrǣw—
2Proto-Germanicbrēwōeyebrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic augā →