noose
English
/nuːs/
noun
Definitions
- An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English nose derived from Old French nos derived from Old Occitan nous.
Origin
Old Occitan
nous
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nooseless English
- nooselike English
- nooser English
- nose English
- nodus Latin
- nos Latin
- nōdus Latin
- nōs Latin
- nu French
- nœud French
- supernœud French
- entrenudo Spanish, Castilian
- nudillo Spanish, Castilian
- nudo Spanish, Castilian
- nudoso Spanish, Castilian
- nu Portuguese
- nó Portuguese
- nosu Old English
- nose Middle English
- neu Old French
- nos Old French
- noo Old Portuguese
- nous Old Occitan
- nos Walloon
- nuu Old Catalan