Where does “noisemaker” come from?
noisemaker (English) comes from English maker, from Middle English maker, from Middle English maken, from Old English macian, from Emilian mâcia, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.
noisemaker (English): A person or device that produces a great deal of...
Definitions
- A person or device that produces a great deal of...
Ancestry of “noisemaker”, step by step
noisemaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English maker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maker | Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes... |
| 2 | Middle English | maker | God as creator of all; Someone who makes; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | maken | To make or create; to have something made |
| 4 | Old English | macian | to make |
| 5 | Emilian | mâcia | spot, stain |
| 6 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |
via English noise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | noise | Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant;... |
| 2 | Middle English | noyse | A sound auditory sensation |
| 3 | Old French | noise | dispute, argument; noise, sound |
| 4 | Latin | nausea | nausea; seasickness; second-person singular... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ναυσία | nausea, seasickness |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ναῦς | a ship |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂us | boat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |