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

  1. red cabbage

Ancestry of “rødkål”, step by step

rødkål 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 Danish rød

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrødred
2Old Danishrøthred
3Old Norserauðrred
4Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
5Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
6Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Ancient Greek καυλός →Every word from Latin caulis →