Where does “ögonvittne” come from?

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

ögonvittne (Swedish): an eyewitness

Definitions

  1. an eyewitness

Ancestry of “ögonvittne”, step by step

ögonvittne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish öga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishögaeye
2Old Swedishøghaeye
3Old Norseaugaeye
4Proto-Germanicaugôeye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Swedish vittne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvittnewitness
2Old Swedishvitne—
3Old Norsevitniwitness, testimony; evidence
4Proto-Germanicwitnijąwitness
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Old Norse auga →