Where does “nui” come from?
nui (Vietnamese) comes from French nouille, from German Nudel, from Middle High German knödel, from Old High German knoto, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.
nui (Vietnamese): a mountain
Ancestry of “nui”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | nouille | noodle; dumbhead; cock, dick |
| 2 | German | Nudel | pasta, noodle |
| 3 | Middle High German | knödel | — |
| 4 | Old High German | knoto | knot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | knuttô | a knot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gnod- | to bind |