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