Knudel

Central Franconian Alternative forms gmw-cfr Knidel Moselle Franconian variant Etymology gmw-cfr. The word is, of course, comparable to synonymous de Knödel, but gmh knödel yields Moselle Franconian gmw-cfr *Knedel, which is very rare at most, and Ripuarian gmw-cfr Knöddel, which means “knot, clump”. Knudel, Knidel require Middle High German long vowels (i.e. gmh *knōdel and gmh *knœdel, respectively). Moreover, the gender does not match. It cannot be ruled out that the word for “dumpling” was borrowed from southern dialects regarding the fact that this dish is more typical of southern German cuisine than northern German. On the other hand, the diversity of interrelated kn-words (compare gmw-cfr Knodde, gmw-cfr Knöddel, gmw-cfr Knuddel, gmw-cfr Knöppel, etc.) makes a neat distinction between individual forms impossible and provides for constant innovation. Pronunciation gmw-cfr /ˈknuːdəl/ Noun gmw-cfr noun f plural Knudele diminutive Knüdelche or Knidelche gmw-cfr many dialects dumpling