Where does “auge” come from?
auge (Portuguese) comes from Arabic أَوْج, from Persian اوگ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.
auge (Portuguese): height, peak
Ancestry of “auge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | أَوْج | — |
| 2 | Persian | اوگ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |