Etymograph

English

eyedropper

From eye + dropper.

A compound of eye + dropper

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- ‘eye’

Proto-Germanic *augô

Proto-West Germanic *augā

Old English ēage

Middle English e

English eye

Today it means

noun A dropper for administering eyedrops.

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

Etymograph / eyedropper