Where does “knödel” come from?

knödel (German) comes from Middle High German knode, from Old Norse knoða, from Proto-Germanic knudaną, from Proto-Indo-European gnét-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵen-.

knödel (German): dumpling

Definitions

  1. dumpling

Ancestry of “knödel”, step by step

knödel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German knode

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanknode—
2Old Norseknoða—
3Proto-Germanicknudanąto knead
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnét-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵen-—

via Middle High German knödel

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

Words derived from “knödel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knudaną →