Where does “quenelle” come from?

quenelle (French) comes from German knödel, from Middle High German knode, from Old Norse knoða, from Proto-Germanic knudaną, from Proto-Indo-European gnét-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵen-.

quenelle (French): dumpling, quenelle; penis; quenelle

Definitions

  1. dumpling, quenelle; penis; quenelle

Ancestry of “quenelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanknödeldumpling
2Middle High Germanknode—
3Old Norseknoða—
4Proto-Germanicknudanąto knead
5Proto-Indo-Europeangnét-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵen-—

Words derived from “quenelle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knudaną →