Where does “noise” come from?

noise (Middle French) 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.

noise (Middle French): noise

Definitions

  1. noise

Ancestry of “noise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnoisedispute, argument; noise, sound
2Latinnauseanausea; seasickness; second-person singular...
3Ancient Greekναυσίαnausea, seasickness
4Ancient Greekναῦςa ship
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek ναῦς →