The story
- German · derived fromAugen“eyes”
- English todayaugengneiss
Words from the same roots
GermanAugen all →
augen
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A type of metamorphic rock characterized by large, lenticular mineral grains or crystal aggregates (usually feldspar or quartz grains that have been deformed during metamorphism), resembling eyes, embedded within a finer-grained matrix. Full definition →
GermanAugen all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.