Knuddel

Central Franconian Alternative forms gmw-cfr Knüddel rarer Ripuarian form; fully merged with gmw-cfr Knöddel gmw-cfr Kniddel rarer Moselle Franconian form gmw-cfr Knoddel scattered variant Etymology From gmw-cfr gmh *knudel, western variant of gmh knutel, gmh knütel, from gmw-cfr goh chnutil, ultimately from the root of de Knoten knot. The word means “thick branch” in general Middle High German (compare de Knüttel club, cudgel), but does not have this sense in Central Franconian, which uses gmw-cfr Knöppel and gmw-cfr Klöppel instead. Pronunciation gmw-cfr /ˈknudəl/ Noun gmw-cfr noun m plural Knuddele diminutive Knüddelche or Kniddelche gmw-cfr most dialects clump Synonyms gmw-cfr Knöddel