Where does “noyse” come from?
noyse (Middle English) comes from Old French noise, from Latin nausea, from Ancient Greek ναυσία, from Ancient Greek ναῦς, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.
Ancestry of “noyse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | noise | dispute, argument; noise, sound |
| 2 | Latin | nausea | nausea; seasickness; second-person singular... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ναυσία | nausea, seasickness |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ναῦς | a ship |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂us | boat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |