Where does “oug” come from?

oug (Veps) comes from Old High German ouga, from Proto-West Germanic augā, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

oug (Veps): shoulder

Definitions

  1. shoulder

Ancestry of “oug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanougaeye
2Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
3Proto-Germanicaugôeye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic augôEvery word from Proto-West Germanic augā
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