Where does “Stängelkohl” come from?

Stängelkohl (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.

Stängelkohl (German): turnip greens

Definitions

  1. turnip greens

Ancestry of “Stängelkohl”, step by step

Stängelkohl 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 stängel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstängelstalk
2Middle High Germanstengel—
3Old High Germanstengilstalk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kulą →
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