Where does “oystre” come from?

oystre (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman oistre, from Old French oistre, from Latin ostrea, from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον — bivalve; oyster; purple pigment, probably that...

oystre (Middle English): An oyster or a similar shellfish

Definitions

  1. An oyster or a similar shellfish

Ancestry of “oystre”, step by step

oystre traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Anglo-Norman oistre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanoistreoyster
2Old Frenchoistreoyster
3Latinostreaoyster, mussel
4Ancient Greekὄστρεονbivalve; oyster; purple pigment, probably that...

via Old English ostre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishostreoyster

via Old English oster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishoster

Words derived from “oystre

Every word from Ancient Greek ὄστρεονEvery word from Latin ostreaEvery word from Old French oistre