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Where does “aughvass” come from?

aughvass (Westrobothnian) comes from Westrobothnian auge, from Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

aughvass (Westrobothnian): who has a strict countenance

Definitions

  1. who has a strict countenance

Ancestry of “aughvass”, step by step

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