Where does “Rotkohl” come from?

Rotkohl (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.

Rotkohl (German): red cabbage, Brassica oleracea var. capitata f....

Definitions

  1. red cabbage, Brassica oleracea var. capitata f....

Ancestry of “Rotkohl”, step by step

Rotkohl 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 rōt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrōt—
2Middle High Germanrōtred, red-haired
3Old High Germanrōtred, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red
4Proto-West Germanicraudred
5Proto-Germanicraudazred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “Rotkohl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kulą →