Where does “noel” come from?
noel (English) comes from Middle English nowel, from Middle French Noël, from Old French noel, from Latin nātālis, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
noel (English): Alternative form of noel
Ancestry of “noel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | nowel | Alternative form of Nowel |
| 2 | Middle French | Noël | Christmas |
| 3 | Old French | noel | Christmas |
| 4 | Latin | nātālis | — |
| 5 | Latin | nātus | — |
| 6 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |