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Attested since 16th century, further origin unknown. Perhaps from a variant of Knödel, such as SilesianEast Central Germanknudel. The unusual loss of k- is apparently attested in West Flemishnoedel(“dumpling”). If already Middle Dutch, such a dialectal form might have been brought to eastern Germany by Flemish settlers. (Standard Dutchnoedel stems from the German.)
An alternative theory derives it from Ladinmenudli(“small piece of dough found in soup”), from Latinminutulus, diminutive of minūtus(“diminished, diminutive, lessened”).