Where does “kålroe” come from?

kålroe (Danish) comes from Danish kål, from Old Danish kaal, from Old Norse kál, from Old English cāwel, from Proto-West Germanic *kauli, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

kålroe (Danish): rutabaga

Definitions

  1. rutabaga

Ancestry of “kålroe”, step by step

kålroe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kål

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkålcabbage, kale
2Old Danishkaal
3Old Norsekálcabbage, kale
4Old Englishcāwelcolewort
5Proto-West Germanic*kaulicabbage, colewort
6Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
7Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós

via Italian cavoli rape

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancavoli rape
2Italiancavolo rapakohlrabi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulósEvery word from Ancient Greek καυλόςEvery word from Latin caulis
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