Where does “herumnudeln” come from?

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

herumnudeln (German): to noodle around

Definitions

  1. to noodle around

Ancestry of “herumnudeln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannudelnto fatten, to force-feed of animals, by gavage
2GermanNudelpasta, noodle
3Middle High Germanknödel—
4Old High Germanknotoknot
5Proto-Germanicknuttôa knot
6Proto-Indo-Europeangnod-to bind
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