Where does “noise” come from?

noise (Old French) comes 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 (Old French): dispute, argument; noise, sound

Definitions

  1. dispute, argument; noise, sound

Ancestry of “noise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnauseanausea; seasickness; second-person singular...
2Ancient Greekναυσίαnausea, seasickness
3Ancient Greekναῦςa ship
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

Words derived from “noise”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek ναῦς →