Where does “nwèl” come from?
nwèl (Haitian Creole) comes from French noël, from Middle French Noël, from Old French noel, from Latin nātālis, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
nwèl (Haitian Creole): Christmas
Definitions
- Christmas
Ancestry of “nwèl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | noël | Christmas gift; Christmas song; melody of a... |
| 2 | Middle French | Noël | Christmas |
| 3 | Old French | noel | Christmas |
| 4 | Latin | nātālis | natal (of one's birth) |
| 5 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 6 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |