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Where does “öga” come from?

öga (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish øgha, from Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

öga (Swedish): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “öga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishøghaeye
2Old Norseaugaeye
3Proto-Germanicaugôeye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “öga”

  • ööga
  • ögonlock
  • ögonblicklig
  • ögonblickligen
  • ögonvittne
  • ögonblick
  • ögonfrans
  • ögonhåla
  • ögonläkare
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