Where does “langue d'oïl” come from?

langue d'oïl (French) comes from Old French oïl, from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

langue d'oïl (French): any of the Old French dialects, spoken in the...

Definitions

  1. any of the Old French dialects, spoken in the...

Ancestry of “langue d'oïl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchoïlAlternative form of oil; yes
2Vulgar Latinocluseye; Alternative form of oculus
3LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
4Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “langue d'oïl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic okʷelos →