Where does “Nockerl” come from?

Nockerl (German) comes from German Nock, from Dutch nok, from Middle Dutch nocke, from Proto-Germanic hnakka-.

Nockerl (German): dumpling

Definitions

  1. dumpling

Ancestry of “Nockerl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNockyardarm
2Dutchnokridge of a roof; cam
3Middle Dutchnocketip, point
4Proto-Germanichnakka-—

Words derived from “Nockerl”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hnakka- →Every word from Middle Dutch nocke →Every word from Dutch nok →