An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Auge

by Friedrich Kluge

Auge, n., ‘eye,’ from the equiv. MidHG. ouge, OHG. ouga, n.; a word common to Teut.; comp. Goth. augô, OIc. auga, AS. eáge, E. eye, Du. oog, OSax. ôga, ‘eye.’ While numerous terms for parts of the body (comp. Arm, Fuß, Herz, Kinn, Knie, Ohr, &c.) are common to Teut. with the other Aryan dialects, it has not yet been proved that there is any agreement with respect to Auge between Teut. and Lat., Gr., Ind., &c. Of course there is an undeniable similarity of sound between the Aryan base oq, ‘eye,’ and Lat. oculus, Gr. ὅσσε for *ὄκjε, ὀφθαλμός, ὦπα, &c., Sans. akši, OSlov. oko, Lith. akí-s, ‘eye.’ —