Proto-Germanic
*augô
‘eye’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *augô.
4 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *augô, most familiar first.
- eye ← e ← ēage ← *augā
- ogle ← ögeln ← ö̂gelen ← ö̂gen ← ōgian
- augen ← Auge ← ouge ← ouga ← *augā
- augengneiss ← Auge ← ouge ← ouga ← *augā
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *augô