Where does “nosey” come from?

nosey (English) comes from English nose, 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.

nosey (English): Alternative spelling of nosy

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of nosy

Ancestry of “nosey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnoseA protuberance on the face housing the nostrils,...
2Middle Englishnōsenose
3Old FrenchnousAlternative form of nos
4Latinnōswe, us
5Proto-Italicnōswe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →