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

  1. plural of noodle; Third-person singular simple...

Ancestry of “noodles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnoedelnoodle, especially a type from Asian cuisine but...
2GermanNudelpasta, noodle
3Middle High Germanknödel—
4Old High Germanknotoknot
5Proto-Germanicknuttôa knot
6Proto-Indo-Europeangnod-to bind

Words derived from “noodles”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knuttô →Every word from Old High German knoto →