eye-apple
English
Etymology
From Middle English ij appel, from Old English ēagæppel (“pupil”), from Proto-Germanic *augaaplaz (“eyeball”), equivalent to eye + apple. Cognate with West Frisian eachappel (“pupil”), Dutch oogappel (“eyeball; pupil”), German Augapfel (“eyeball”), Danish øjeæble (“eyeball”), Norwegian øyeeple (“eyeball”).
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