Where does “āge” come from?

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

āge (Old Frisian): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “āge”, step by step

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

Words derived from “āge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic augā →