Where does “Krautwickel” come from?

Krautwickel (German) comes from German wickel, from Middle High German wickel, from Old High German wickilī, from Old High German wiohha, from Proto-Germanic *weukā, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

Krautwickel (German): cabbage roll

Definitions

  1. cabbage roll

Ancestry of “Krautwickel”, step by step

Krautwickel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wickel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwickelinflection of wickeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanwickel—
3Old High Germanwickilī—
4Old High Germanwiohha—
5Proto-Germanic*weukā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

via German kraut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrautherb; useful plant plant used to flavour food, or for medicinal effect
2Middle High Germankrūt—
3Old High Germankrūt—
4Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *weukā →Every word from Old High German wiohha →