Etymograph

English

eye hook

From eye + hook.

A compound of eye + hook

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- ‘eye’

Proto-Germanic *augô

Proto-West Germanic *augā

Old English ēage

Middle English e

English eye

Proto-Germanic *hōkaz

Proto-West Germanic *hōk

Old English hōc ‘hook’

Middle English hoke

English hook

Today it means

noun A hook with an eye or ring attached.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / eye hook