Where does “nudeln” come from?

nudeln (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.

nudeln (German): to fatten, to force-feed of animals, by gavage

Definitions

  1. to fatten, to force-feed of animals, by gavage

Ancestry of “nudeln”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nudeln

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnod-