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Where does the word "noodle" come from? It comes from German Nudel, and was adopted directly into English (1700s-1800s).
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Where does the word "noodle" come from? It comes from German Nudel, and was adopted directly into English (1700s-1800s).
Noodle’s story begins in German: Nudel meant “pasta strip.” The German word for pasta strips. It reached English by 1700s-1800s as noodle. German 'Nudel'; the slang 'noodle', head, is a separate word. Today, noodle means a long, thin strip of pasta or dough.
- Stage 1 · German · 1700s Nudel "pasta strip", the German word for pasta strips.
- Stage 2 · English · 1700s-1800s noodle "a strip of pasta dough", German 'Nudel'; the slang 'noodle', head, is a separate word.