Etymology

eyebrow

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Today it means: The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket. Full definition →

Middle English eȝebreu ← Old English ēaganbrū
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  1. Old English · inherited fromēaganbrū“eyebrow”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromeȝebreu
  3. English todayeyebrow

From Middle English eȝebreu, alteration of Old English ēaganbrū (“eyebrow”), equivalent to eye + brow. The corresponding Old English ēagbrǣw meant "eyelid". Compare Dutch oogbrauw (“eyelid; eyelash; eyebrow”), German Augenbraue (“eyebrow”).

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