Where does “Kohlweißling” come from?

Kohlweißling (German) comes from German Kohl, from Middle High German kōl, from Old High German kol, from Proto-West Germanic kol, from Proto-Germanic kulą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷol-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- — to burn; to shine.

Kohlweißling (German): Any butterfly of the genus Pieridae

Definitions

  1. Any butterfly of the genus Pieridae

Ancestry of “Kohlweißling”, step by step

Kohlweißling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German Weißling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeißlingAny butterfly of the family Pieridae
2German-lingIndicates possession of or connection with a...
3Old High German-ling—
4Proto-Germanic*-ling—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- →
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