Where does “vagl-eygr” come from?

vagl-eygr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse vagl, from Proto-Germanic wag(a)laz, from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰlos, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

Ancestry of “vagl-eygr”, step by step

vagl-eygr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse vagl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevaglbeam
2Proto-Germanicwag(a)laz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰlos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Old Norse eygr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeygrhaving eyes of a certain kind
2Old Norseaugaeye
3Proto-Germanicaugôeye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wag(a)laz →