Where does “kabeljou” come from?

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

kabeljou (English): A type of fish from southern Africa, Argyrosomus coronus

Definitions

  1. A type of fish from southern Africa, Argyrosomus coronus

Ancestry of “kabeljou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AfrikaanskabeljouA cod
2DutchkabeljauwA cod, fish of the family Gadidae; Atlantic cod,...
3Middle Dutchcabelliau—
4Old Dutch*cabillaocod
Every word from Old Dutch *cabillao →Every word from Middle Dutch cabelliau →Every word from Dutch kabeljauw →