Where does “quérir” come from?

quérir (French) comes from Middle French querir, from Old French querre, from Latin quaerō, from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- — to acquire.

quérir (French): to seek; to want

Definitions

  1. to seek; to want

Ancestry of “quérir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchquerirto seek, look for
2Old Frenchquerreto seek; to search for
3Latinquaerōto seek, look for
4Proto-Italickʷaizeō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-to acquire

Words derived from “quérir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō →Every word from Latin quaerō →