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Where does “nowel” come from?

nowel (Middle English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

nowel (Middle English): Alternative form of Nowel

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of Nowel

Ancestry of “nowel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle FrenchNoëlChristmas
2Old FrenchnoelChristmas
3Latinnātālis—
4Latinnātus—
5Latingnātus—
6Proto-Italicgnātos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “nowel”

  • noel
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