Where does “אויגעפּל” come from?
אויגעפּל (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German ougapfel, from Old High German ougapful, from Proto-West Germanic augapl, from Proto-West Germanic augā, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
אויגעפּל (Yiddish): eyeball
Ancestry of “אויגעפּל”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | ougapfel | — |
| 2 | Old High German | ougapful | eyeball |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | augapl | eyeball |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | augā | eye |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | augô | eye |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |