Where does “rødkål” come from?

rødkål (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.

rødkål (Danish): red cabbage

Definitions

red cabbage

Ancestry of “rødkål”, step by step

rødkål 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 Danish rød

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	rød	red
2	Old Danish	røth	red
3	Old Norse	rauðr	red
4	Old English	dūn	hill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
5	Proto-Germanic	*dūnā	—
6	Proto-Celtic	dūnom	stronghold, rampart
7	Proto-Indo-European	dʰewh₂-	smoke; mist, haze

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