Where does “Schwarzkohl” come from?

Schwarzkohl (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.

Schwarzkohl (German): cavolo nero, black kale

Definitions

  1. cavolo nero, black kale

Ancestry of “Schwarzkohl”, step by step

Schwarzkohl traces back through 3 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 Schwärz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwärz
2Middle High Germanswarz
3Old High Germanswarzblack
4Proto-West Germanicswartblack
5Proto-Germanicswartazblack
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black

via Italian cavolo nero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancavolo nerokale
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH-
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