Where does “Nudelsieb” come from?

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

Nudelsieb (German): colander, strainer

Definitions

  1. colander, strainer

Ancestry of “Nudelsieb”, step by step

Nudelsieb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Nudel

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

via German sieb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansiebsieve; sifter; strainer; colander; riddle any device with holes used to separate solids from liquids or fine matter from coarse matter
2Middle High Germansip—
3Old High Germansibsieve
4Proto-Germanicsibi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnod- →