où

where (interrogative); where (relative pronoun); at that time; when; whither, to where

“Où est la gare?” — Where is the station?

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *kʷuðei Old Latin cubī Latin ubi Old French ou Middle French où French où Inherited from Middle French où, from Old French ou, from Latin ubi (“where”). The grave accent was added in Middle French to differentiate from ou (“or”).