Where does “noyen” come from?
noyen (Middle English) comes from Middle English anoyen, from Old French enoiier, from Late Latin inodio, from Latin odio, from Latin odi, from Proto-Italic ōdai, from Proto-Indo-European h₃e-h₃ód-e ~ h₃e-h₃d-ḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.
noyen (Middle English): To hurt; to cause injury
Definitions
- To hurt; to cause injury
Ancestry of “noyen”, step by step
noyen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English anoyen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | anoyen | To bother; to annoy or irritate |
| 2 | Old French | enoiier | to bother; to cause problems; to be angry |
| 3 | Late Latin | inodio | cause aversion, make hateful |
| 4 | Latin | odio | Alternative form of ōdī; dative singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | odi | I hate, detest; I dislike; I am displeased by |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ōdai | to hate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃e-h₃ód-e ~ h₃e-h₃d-ḗr | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |
via Old French nuier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | nuier | — |