Where does “oye” come from?
oye (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian ey, from Proto-Germanic awiz, from French avis, from Middle French advis, from Dutch advies, from Middle Dutch avijs, from Old French avis, from Old French a.
Ancestry of “oye”, step by step
oye traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Frisian ey
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | ey | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | awiz | ewe; sheep in general |
| 3 | French | avis | opinion; piece of advice; notice |
| 4 | Middle French | advis | opinion |
| 5 | Dutch | advies | advice |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | avijs | — |
| 7 | Old French | avis | opinion |
| 8 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 9 | Latin | A | — |
| 10 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | and, also |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 12 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
| 13 | Egyptian | 𓃾 | — |
via Old Frisian ei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | ei | island |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | aij | egg |
| 3 | English | ice | Water in frozen form; Any frozen volatile... |
| 4 | Middle English | is | ice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy... |
| 5 | Old English | īs | ice |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |