Where does “bacalhau” come from?

bacalhau (English) comes from Portuguese bacalhau, from Dutch bakaliaw.

bacalhau (English): Dried salted cod; salt cod; klipfish

Definitions

  1. Dried salted cod; salt cod; klipfish

Ancestry of “bacalhau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebacalhaucod; vagina
2Dutchbakaliaw—
Every word from Dutch bakaliaw →Every word from Portuguese bacalhau →