Etymology

eye-opener

Today it means: Something that causes the eyes to open, or that opens the eyes. Full definition →

English opener ← Middle English eye ← Old English ēage
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ekʷ-
  2. Proto-Germanic*augô
  3. Proto-West Germanic*augā
  4. Old Englishēage
  5. Middle Englisheye
  6. Englisheye
  7. Englishopener
  8. English todayeye-opener

From eye + opener.

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