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

  1. third-person singular present indicative of ouïr

Ancestry of “oit”, 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 →