English Wiktionary account
Source-reportedFrom Ōn + Gōz, from Proto-West Germanic *aun-, of uncertain origin, perhaps the zero-grade of n-stem Proto-Germanic *awô (“grandfather”), as in *arô; and *Gaut (“Geat”), from Proto-Germanic *gautaz (“Geat”).
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: OngozCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

