Where does “אויגנבליק” come from?
אויגנבליק (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.
אויגנבליק (Yiddish): The blink of an eye ; an instant
Definitions
- The blink of an eye ; an instant
Ancestry of “אויגנבליק”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | אויג | eye |
| 2 | Middle High German | ouge | eye |
| 3 | Old High German | ouga | eye |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | augā | eye |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | augô | eye |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |