Where does “noël” come from?

noël (French) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

noël (French): Christmas gift; Christmas song; melody of a...

Definitions

  1. Christmas gift; Christmas song; melody of a...

Ancestry of “noël”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle FrenchNoëlChristmas
2Old FrenchnoelChristmas
3Latinnātālisnatal (of one's birth)
4Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
5Latingnātus—
6Proto-Italicgnātosborn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “noël”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Italic gnātos →