English

eyeshape

From eye + shape.

A compound of eye + shape

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- ‘eye’

Proto-Germanic *augô

Proto-West Germanic *augā

Old English ēage

Middle English e

English eye

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- ‘to split, cut’

Proto-Germanic *gaskapą

Proto-West Germanic *gaskap

Old English ġesceap ‘shape, form; creation’

Middle English schap

English shape

Today it means

noun The shape of an eye, or an item made to cover or surround an eye.

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

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