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

Definitions

  1. height, peak

Ancestry of “auge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَوْج—
2Persianاوگ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →