Where does “Germknedl” come from?

Germknedl (Bavarian) comes from Serbo-Croatian knedl, from German knödel, from Middle High German knode, from Old Norse knoða, from Proto-Germanic knudaną, from Proto-Indo-European gnét-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵen-.

Germknedl (Bavarian): yeast dumpling filled with powidl usually served with melted butter and topped with powdered sugar and poppy seeds

Definitions

  1. yeast dumpling filled with powidl usually served with melted butter and topped with powdered sugar and poppy seeds

Ancestry of “Germknedl”, step by step

Germknedl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian knedl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianknedldumpling
2Germanknödeldumpling
3Middle High Germanknode—
4Old Norseknoða—
5Proto-Germanicknudanąto knead
6Proto-Indo-Europeangnét-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵen-—

via Bavarian Germ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BavarianGermyeast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knudaną →