Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “yvre” come from?

yvre (Old French) comes from Latin ēbrius, from Proto-Indo-European h₁egʷʰ- — to drink.

yvre (Old French): drunk; intoxicated

Definitions

  1. drunk; intoxicated

Ancestry of “yvre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēbrius—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁egʷʰ-to drink

Words derived from “yvre”

  • ivrément
  • ivre
  • yvresse
  • yvre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁egʷʰ- →