Where does “Schupfnudel” come from?

Schupfnudel (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.

Schupfnudel (German): a thick noodle made from egg and flour and/or potato comparable to gnocchi and kopytka

Definitions

  1. a thick noodle made from egg and flour and/or potato comparable to gnocchi and kopytka

Ancestry of “Schupfnudel”, step by step

Schupfnudel 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 schupfen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschupfento shove push roughly
2Middle High Germanschupfen—
3Proto-Germanicskuppōnąto shove, push, swing; to mock, scoff
4Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knuttô →Every word from Old High German knoto →
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