Where does “Nowel” come from?
Nowel (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman noel, from Middle French nael, from Latin natalis, from Latin natus, from Latin nasci, from Latin nascor, from Latin gnascor, from Proto-Italic gnāskōr — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Nowel (Middle English): An gleeful exclamation upon hearing Jesus being...
Definitions
- An gleeful exclamation upon hearing Jesus being...
Ancestry of “Nowel”, step by step
Nowel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Anglo-Norman noel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | noel | Christmas |
| 2 | Middle French | nael | — |
| 3 | Latin | natalis | natal; birthday; anniversary |
| 4 | Latin | natus | born, arisen, made; son, birth, age, years;... |
| 5 | Latin | nasci | present active infinitive of nāscor; to be born,... |
| 6 | Latin | nascor | I am born, begotten; I arise, proceed; I grow,... |
| 7 | Latin | gnascor | Alternative form of nāscor; be born |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gnāskōr | be born |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Old French noel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | noel | Christmas |
| 2 | Latin | nātālis | natal (of one's birth) |
| 3 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |
via Middle French noel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | noel | Christmas |