Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗A central pillar around which some types of spiral staircase are spiralled. · A sturdy pillar at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs, supporting the handrail.
Inherited from Middle English nowel, *newel, from Old French noel, from either Early Medieval Latin nōdellus (“buckle”, diminutive of nōdus "knot") or Late Latin nucālis (“nut-like”, derivative of nux "nut"). Doublet of noil and noyau.
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