Where does “quenelle” come from?
quenelle (Dutch) comes from French quenelle, 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-.
quenelle (Dutch): dumpling, quenelle; quenelle
Definitions
- dumpling, quenelle; quenelle
Ancestry of “quenelle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | quenelle | dumpling, quenelle; penis; quenelle |
| 2 | German | knödel | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | knode | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | knoða | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | knudaną | to knead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gnét- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵen- | — |