Where does “ouir” come from?

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

ouir (Norman): to hear

Definitions

  1. to hear

Ancestry of “ouir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchoïrAlternative form of oir; to hear
2Latinaudiōto hear, listen to
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-is-d-—
4Proto-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 →