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Where does “oir” come from?

oir (Old Spanish) comes from Latin audiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-is-d-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “oir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaudiō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-is-d-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “oir”

  • oír
  • oíble
  • oidor
  • desoír
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →