Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *augô, whence also Old English ēage, Old Saxon ōga, Old Norse auga, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌲𐍉 (augō). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).
Noun
ouga n
- eye
Declension
Declension of ouga (neuter n-stem)
Descendants
- Middle High German: ouge
- Alemannic German: Aug
- Swabian: Aug
- Bavarian: Aug
- Cimbrian:
- Mòcheno:
- Central Franconian: Ooch, Auch, Au
- Hunsrik: Au
- Kölsch: Ouch
- Luxembourgish: A
- East Central German:
- Upper Saxon German: Ooche
- Vilamovian: aojg
- East Franconian:
- German: Auge
- Rhine Franconian:
- Palatine German: Aag
- Pennsylvania German: Aag
- Yiddish: אויג (oyg)