Etymology Explorer › DanishWhere does “spidskål” come from? spidskål (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.
spidskål (Danish): pointed cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
Definitions pointed cabbage (Brassica oleracea) Ancestry of “spidskål”, step by step spidskål 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 spids Step Language Word Meaning 1 Danish spids pointed, sharp; tapering; pinched 2 Middle High German spitze — 3 Old High German spizza — 4 Proto-Germanic spitjaz —