Where does “Ulknudel” come from?

Ulknudel (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.

Ulknudel (German): a funny and cheerful female person

Definitions

  1. a funny and cheerful female person

Ancestry of “Ulknudel”, step by step

Ulknudel 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 Ulk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUlkjoke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnod-Every word from Proto-Germanic knuttôEvery word from Old High German knoto