Where does “kool” come from?

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

kool (Dutch): cabbage; coal; carbon

Definitions

  1. cabbage; coal; carbon

Ancestry of “kool”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kool”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Ancient Greek καυλός →Every word from Latin caulis →