Where does “noodles” come from?
Noodles comes from Dutch noedel, from German Nudel, a word of uncertain origin.
noodles (English): plural of noodle; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of noodle; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “noodles”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | noedel | noodle, especially a type from Asian cuisine but... |
| 2 | German | Nudel | pasta, noodle |
| 3 | Middle High German | knödel | — |
| 4 | Old High German | knoto | knot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | knuttô | a knot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gnod- | to bind |