Where does “nouse” come from?

nouse (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.

nouse (English): A form of computer mouse operated with the nose

Definitions

  1. A form of computer mouse operated with the nose

Ancestry of “nouse”, step by step

nouse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nose

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

via English Mouse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMouseThe Walt Disney Company
2Germanmausmouse (animal)
3Middle High Germanmūsmouse
4Old High Germanmūsmouse
5Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
6Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
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