Old French noir

← Old French neir (mention)

← Latin nigrum (inherited)

← Latin niger (mention)

→ French noir (inherited)

→ Middle French noir (inherited)

→ Old French noirsure (suffix)

→ Norman nièr (inherited)

→ Old Occitan negre (cognate)

→ Gallo naïr (derived)

→ Walloon noer (inherited)