Where does “Kohlsuppe” come from?

Kohlsuppe (German) comes from German suppe, from French soupe, from Middle French souppe, from Old French supe, from Old French soupe, from Late Latin suppa, from Proto-Germanic supô, from Proto-Indo-European sewH- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Kohlsuppe (German): cabbage soup

Definitions

  1. cabbage soup

Ancestry of “Kohlsuppe”, step by step

Kohlsuppe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German suppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansuppesoup
2Frenchsoupesoup; first-person singular present indicative of...
3Middle Frenchsouppesoup
4Old Frenchsupesoup
5Old FrenchsoupeAlternative form of supe
6Late Latinsuppasopped bread
7Proto-Germanicsupôsoup, broth
8Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
9Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

via German Kohl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKohlcabbage; nonsense; idle talk
2Middle High Germankōl
3Old High Germankolcoal
4Proto-West Germanickolcoal
5Proto-Germanickulącoal
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH-Every word from Proto-Germanic supô