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): blink of an eye, instant

Definitions

  1. blink of an eye, instant

Ancestry of “אויגנבליק”, step by step

אויגנבליק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish אויג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאויגeye
2Middle High Germanougeeye
3Old High Germanougaeye
4Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
5Proto-Germanicaugôeye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Yiddish בליק

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבליקinstant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic augā →