Where does “oyr” come from?
oyr (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin audire, from Latin audio, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-is-d-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
oyr (Old Portuguese): Alternative form of ouir
Definitions
- Alternative form of ouir
Ancestry of “oyr”, step by step
oyr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin audire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | audire | present active infinitive of audiō; second-person... |
| 2 | Latin | audio | I hear, listen to; I attend, pay attention to; I... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew-is-d- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |