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
- rutabaga
Ancestry of “kålroe”, step by step
kålroe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish kål
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kål | cabbage, kale |
| 2 | Old Danish | kaal | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | kál | cabbage, kale |
| 4 | Old English | cāwel | colewort |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *kauli | cabbage, colewort |
| 6 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |
via Italian cavoli rape
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cavoli rape | — |
| 2 | Italian | cavolo rapa | kohlrabi |