Where does “ou” come from?
ou (French) comes from Middle French où, from Latin aut, from Proto-Italic *auti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.
ou (French): where; At that time; when; whither
Definitions
- where; At that time; when; whither
Ancestry of “ou”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | où | where |
| 2 | Latin | aut | or |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *auti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewti | on the other hand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |