Where does “hoir” come from?

hoir (French) comes from Old French heir, from Latin hērēs, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.

hoir (French): heir

Definitions

  1. heir

Ancestry of “hoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchheir—
2Latinhērēsheir, heiress
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁ro-derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk

Words derived from “hoir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro- →Every word from Latin hērēs →
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