Where does “kabeljou” come from?

kabeljou (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch kabeljauw, from Middle Dutch cabelliau, from Old Dutch *cabillao — cod.

kabeljou (Afrikaans): A cod

Definitions

  1. A cod

Ancestry of “kabeljou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkabeljauwA cod, fish of the family Gadidae; Atlantic cod,...
2Middle Dutchcabelliau—
3Old Dutch*cabillaocod

Words derived from “kabeljou”

Every word from Old Dutch *cabillao →Every word from Middle Dutch cabelliau →Every word from Dutch kabeljauw →