Where does “nuudelikeitto” come from?

nuudelikeitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish nuudeli, from German Nudel, from Middle High German knödel, from Old High German knoto, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.

nuudelikeitto (Finnish): noodle soup

Definitions

  1. noodle soup

Ancestry of “nuudelikeitto”, step by step

nuudelikeitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nuudeli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuudelinoodle
2GermanNudelpasta, noodle
3Middle High Germanknödel—
4Old High Germanknotoknot
5Proto-Germanicknuttôa knot
6Proto-Indo-Europeangnod-to bind

via Finnish keitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeittosoup; boiling; booze
2FinnishkeittääTo boil; to boil over; To cook; To cook up
3Proto-Uralickeje-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnod- →