Where does “kabeljauw” come from?

kabeljauw (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cabelliau, from Old Dutch *cabillao — cod.

kabeljauw (Dutch): A cod, fish of the family Gadidae; Atlantic cod,...

Definitions

  1. A cod, fish of the family Gadidae; Atlantic cod,...

Ancestry of “kabeljauw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcabelliau—
2Old Dutch*cabillaocod

Words derived from “kabeljauw”

Every word from Old Dutch *cabillao →Every word from Middle Dutch cabelliau →