Etymology of the English word newel
the English word
newelderived from the Old French word
nouelderived from the Old French word
noielderived from the Latin word
nodellusderived from the Latin word
nodulusderived from the Latin word
nodus (knot; knot; node)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ned-Date
The earliest known usage of newel in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
