debvoir

Middle French

Alternative forms

• devoir

Etymology

From Old French devoir, with an ornamental silent ⟨b⟩ in reminiscence of the original Latin debēre.

Verb

debvoir

1. to owe
2. (modal) to have to; must

Noun

debvoir m (plural debvoirs)

1. (literally and figuratively) debt
2. duty

Descendants

• French: devoir
• → Middle English: devoir
  • English: devoir