Where does “nudel” come from?

nudel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Nudel, from Middle High German knödel, from Old High German knoto, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.

nudel (Norwegian Nynorsk): a noodle

Definitions

  1. a noodle

Ancestry of “nudel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNudelpasta, noodle
2Middle High Germanknödel—
3Old High Germanknotoknot
4Proto-Germanicknuttôa knot
5Proto-Indo-Europeangnod-to bind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knuttô →Every word from Old High German knoto →