Where does “Noël” come from?

Noël (Middle French) comes 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.

Noël (Middle French): Christmas

Definitions

  1. Christmas

Ancestry of “Noël”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchnoelChristmas
2Latinnātālisnatal (of one's birth)
3Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
4Latingnātus—
5Proto-Italicgnātosborn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “Noël”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Italic gnātos →