Where does “augaphul” come from?

augaphul (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic augapl, from Proto-West Germanic augā, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

Ancestry of “augaphul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicaugapleyeball
2Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
3Proto-Germanicaugôeye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic augôEvery word from Proto-West Germanic augā