Where does “Aage” come from?

Aage (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Aag, from Old High German ouga, from Proto-West Germanic augā, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

Aage (Pennsylvania German): plural of Aag

Definitions

  1. plural of Aag

Ancestry of “Aage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanAageye
2Old High Germanougaeye
3Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
4Proto-Germanicaugôeye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic augā →
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