Noose
/nuːs/noun
A loop of rope that tightens when pulled, especially one used for catching, restraining, or hanging.
Did you know?The word’s likely ancestor is related to Latin nodus, “knot,” the source of English words such as “node” and “nodule.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*nedh-
“To bind, tie, or fasten”
Classical Latin
Latin
nodus
“A knot, bond, or complication”
Medieval Latin
Latin
nodus
“A knot or tied loop”
12th–13th Century
Old French
nos / nous
“A knot or noose”
Late 14th Century
Middle English
noose
“A loop or knot of rope, especially one that tightens”
Modern English
English
noose
“A tightening rope loop, notably associated with hanging”