Where does “hue” come from?
hue (French) comes from French huer, from Middle French huer, from Old French huer, from Old Norse huta — to shout, make a noise.
hue (French): yah!, cry to make working animal etc. advance or...
Definitions
- yah!, cry to make working animal etc. advance or...
Ancestry of “hue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | huer | to boo |
| 2 | Middle French | huer | to cry out |
| 3 | Old French | huer | to cry out |
| 4 | Old Norse | huta | to shout, make a noise |