Where does “getöga” come from?

getöga (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.

getöga (Swedish): a goat's eye

Definitions

  1. a goat's eye

Ancestry of “getöga”, step by step

getöga 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 get

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgetgoat
2Old Swedishgētgoat
3Old Norsegeita she-goat
4Proto-Germanicgaitsgoat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰayd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Old Norse auga →