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Where does “boerenkool” come from?

boerenkool (Dutch) comes from Dutch kool, from Middle Dutch col, from Old Dutch kōl, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

boerenkool (Dutch): Kale, curly kale, one of several cultivars of...

Definitions

  1. Kale, curly kale, one of several cultivars of...

Ancestry of “boerenkool”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkoolcabbage; coal; carbon
2Middle Dutchcol—
3Old Dutchkōl—
4Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
5Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—

Words derived from “boerenkool”

  • borecole
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