Where does “quenelle” come from?

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

quenelle (Italian): quenelle (gesture)

Definitions

  1. quenelle (gesture)

Ancestry of “quenelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchquenelledumpling, quenelle; penis; quenelle
2Germanknödeldumpling
3Middle High Germanknode—
4Old Norseknoða—
5Proto-Germanicknudanąto knead
6Proto-Indo-Europeangnét-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵen-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knudaną →