Where does “coleslaw” come from?
coleslaw (English) comes from Dutch koolsla, from Dutch sla, from Dutch salade, from Middle Dutch salade, from Middle French salade, from Old French salade, from Italian salada, from Vulgar Latin salata — salt.
coleslaw (English): A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and...
Definitions
- A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and...
Ancestry of “coleslaw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | koolsla | cabbage salad, coleslaw |
| 2 | Dutch | sla | lettuce; salad |
| 3 | Dutch | salade | salad; lettuce; A sallet, a salade |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | salade | — |
| 5 | Middle French | salade | — |
| 6 | Old French | salade | — |
| 7 | Italian | salada | — |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | salata | salted |
| 9 | Latin | Salo | that flows near Bilbilis and then into the Iberus, now the Jalón |
| 10 | Latin | saliō | to leap, jump, bound |
| 11 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |