Where does “אויגאַנעס” come from?

אויגאַנעס (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אויג, from Middle High German ouge, from Old High German ouga, from Proto-West Germanic augā, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

אויגאַנעס (Yiddish): beautiful eyes

Definitions

  1. beautiful eyes

Ancestry of “אויגאַנעס”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאויגeye
2Middle High Germanougeeye
3Old High Germanougaeye
4Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
5Proto-Germanicaugôeye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic augā →