Where does “entr'ouïr” come from?

entr'ouïr (French) comes from French ouïr, from Middle French ouyr, from Old French oïr, from Latin audiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-is-d-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

entr'ouïr (French): to hear poorly

Definitions

  1. to hear poorly

Ancestry of “entr'ouïr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchouïrto hear; to listen
2Middle Frenchouyrto hear
3Old FrenchoïrAlternative form of oir; to hear
4Latinaudiōto hear, listen to
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-is-d-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-is-d- →Every word from Latin audiō →
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