Where does “nous” come from?
nous (Middle French) comes from Old French nous, from Latin nōs, from Proto-Italic nōs, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
nous (Middle French): we; ourselves
Ancestry of “nous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | nous | Alternative form of nos |
| 2 | Latin | nōs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | nōs | we |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy | we |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
Words derived from “nous”