English
knaidel
Knaidel comes from Yiddish קניידל ‘dumpling, matzo ball’.
- Yiddishmodernקניידלkneydl‘dumpling, matzo ball’
- Englishearliest quotation 1982knaidel
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Yiddishmodernקניידלkneydl‘dumpling, matzo ball’
- Englishearliest quotation 1982knaidel
Earliest quotation: 1982, Bernard Harper Friedman, Choosing a Name: “There she tests the offending knaydl. Once again the…”
Every English word from Yiddish קניידל
Today it means
noun A type of dumpling made of matzo eaten by Ashkenazi Jews during Passover.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Yiddish קניידל / knaidel