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

boerenkool traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kool

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

via Dutch Boer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchBoera (male) farmer, peasant
2Middle Dutchbure—
3Old Dutchbūr—
4Proto-West Germanic*būr—
5Proto-Germanicbūrazroom, chamber; dwelling, residence; dweller,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “boerenkool”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →