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
- to hear
Ancestry of “ouyr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | oïr | Alternative form of oir; to hear |
| 2 | Latin | audiō | to hear, listen to |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew-is-d- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |