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Where does “nooser” come from?

nooser (English) comes from English noose, from Middle English nōse, from Old French nous, from Latin nōs, from Proto-Italic nōs, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

nooser (English): Someone who uses a noose

Definitions

  1. Someone who uses a noose

Ancestry of “nooser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnooseAn adjustable loop of rope, such as the one...
2Middle Englishnōsenose
3Old FrenchnousAlternative form of nos
4Latinnōs—
5Proto-Italicnōswe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →