Where does “oe” come from?

oe (Galician) comes from Galician oír, from Spanish oír, from Old Spanish oir, from Latin audiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-is-d-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

oe (Galician): third-person singular present indicative of oír;...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present indicative of oír;...

Ancestry of “oe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianoírto hear; to listen; first/third-person singular...
2Spanishoírto hear; to listen to; to heed; to listen to
3Old Spanishoir—
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 →