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Where does “ouyr” come from?

ouyr (Middle French) comes from Old French oïr, from Latin audiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-is-d-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

ouyr (Middle French): to hear

Definitions

  1. to hear

Ancestry of “ouyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchoïrAlternative form of oir; to hear
2Latinaudiō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-is-d-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “ouyr”

  • oit
  • ouïr
  • ouïe
  • inouï
  • ouï
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →