äugen

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (intransitive, weak) to look in a searching or cautious way (typically said of animals or of shy, anxious or curious persons)
2. (obsolete, transitive, weak) to show, allow to see

Sinonieme

erblicken

sehen

👀

wahrnehmen

zu Gesicht bekommen

Dialekte

Kanton Basel-Land

gnaisse

Kanton Basel-Land

linse

Kanton Basel-Land

litze

Data verskaf deur: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɔʏ̯ɡən/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: öugen

Geërf van Old High German: ougen

Verwante met Middle Dutch: ôgen

In summary

Formally from Middle High German öugen, ougen, from Old High German ougen, from Proto-West Germanic *augijan, all meaning “to show, let see”. By surface analysis, Auge (“eye”) + -en. The modern sense “to look” seems to be of northern origin, being first attested in Middle Low German ö̂gen, Middle Dutch ôgen (both 15th century). It only became common in standard German in the 19th century. There may also have been influence by äugeln (“to ogle, look flirtingly”), which had this sense already in Middle High German.