Talk:noodle

Latin root questioned

While nodus is knot in Latin, my very old Oxford English Dictionary does not confirm this as the root of noodle. It says the root is Germanic. I am trying to connect the dots or in this case unravel the knot that has formed in my noodle about the origins of this word :) --Rcollman 14:41, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

It's been there long enough, and the nodus origin is nowhere to be found in the newer Oxfords, American Heritage, Century, Harper's OED, CNRTL... most of which give the origin as uncertain. The German entry yields other theories. But I think it's time is up here. Greatgavini 12:58, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

"European-style products"

So while the word "noodle" is German, German noodles (such as Spätzle) would have to be called "pasta" in Britain? Or does that only refer to Italian/Mediterranean noodles. 77.191.224.143 19:36, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

They would be most commonly be referred to as a type of pasta in Britain. Noodles exclusively refers to Asian-style noodles or instant noodles (like Pot Noodle or Super Noodles). In most recipes online, including some US ones, Spätzle is referred to as pasta. 188.222.104.4 13:48, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

Yes. In British English the word is not often seen alone, but usually in "instant noodles" or "egg noodles". (Long ago there was also a kind of tinned pasta in tomato sauce called Noodle Doodles...) Equinox ◑ 13:34, 29 October 2022 (UTC)

noodle hair, noodle hairstyle, noodle curls...

Seems to be a kind of hairstyle that was much discussed on social media in the past year: e.g. Noodle Hair Is Gaining Steam on TikTok, but What Is It and How Do You Do It? Equinox ◑ 13:32, 29 October 2022 (UTC)

jazz noodling

It would be great to add an audio of a jazz musician noodling. Flackofnubs (talk) 20:01, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

@Flackofnubs: would this be noodling? — Sgconlaw (talk) 21:38, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Any connection to kneading?

I would not be surprised if German "Knödel" turned out to have a connection to "to knead", which also has a Germanic root.— This unsigned comment was added by 124.35.238.65 (talk) at 03:58, 7 April 2023 (UTC).

Except that the High German consonant shift would have turned the "d" into a "t". See German kneten. Chuck Entz (talk) 04:40, 7 April 2023 (UTC)