English
Noel
Noel comes from Old French Noel ‘Christmas’, from Latin natalis ‘birthday of the Lord’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to produce’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵn̥h₁tós‘begotten, produced’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gnātos‘born’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgnātus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnātus‘born, arisen, made’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnatalisas nātālis diēs Dominī‘birthday of the Lord’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Noel‘Christmas’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Nowel‘Christmas, Noel’
- EnglishtodayNoel
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to produce’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵn̥h₁tós‘begotten, produced’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gnātos‘born’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgnātus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnātus‘born, arisen, made’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnatalisas nātālis diēs Dominī‘birthday of the Lord’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Noel‘Christmas’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Nowel‘Christmas, Noel’
- EnglishtodayNoel
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’
general, kind, king, nature, german, nation, engine, generation, gender, pregnant, genuine, gene, genius, oxygen, ken, genre, gentle, hydrogen, indigenous, genus, genocide, kin, innate, genital, ingenious, germ, nascent, gentile, janata, gens, puny, glycogen, genial, gingerly, genitive, jaunty, genteel, azadi, renate, estrogenic, 107 more
through Latin gnātus
through Latin nātus ‘born, arisen, made’
natural, native, naive, nee, nativity, nada, naïve, 9 more
through Latin natalis ‘birthday of the Lord’
Today it means
name Christmas.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- / Noel