Where does “oit” come from?
oit (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.
oit (French): third-person singular present indicative of ouïr
Definitions
- third-person singular present indicative of ouïr
Ancestry of “oit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | ouïr | to hear; to listen |
| 2 | Middle French | ouyr | to hear |
| 3 | Old French | oïr | Alternative form of oir; to hear |
| 4 | Latin | audiō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew-is-d- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |