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Knödel

dumpling

Frequency

38k
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

pflutte

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈknøːdl̩/
Etymology

In summary

From Upper German dialects, from Middle High German knödel (“dumpling, noodle”), equivalent to Knoten + -el. Cognate to Yiddish קניידל (kneydl), Bavarian Knedl, Dutch knoedel, Middle Low German knudel, knūdel, German Low German Knudel (“lump, mass”).

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