Where does “rauðkál” come from?

rauðkál (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kál, from Old Norse kál, from Old English cāwel, from Proto-West Germanic *kauli, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

rauðkál (Icelandic): red cabbage

Definitions

  1. red cabbage

Ancestry of “rauðkál”, step by step

rauðkál traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickála plant of the genus "Brassica"; cabbage, kale,...
2Old Norsekálcabbage, kale
3Old Englishcāwelcolewort
4Proto-West Germanic*kaulicabbage, colewort
5Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
6Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—

via Icelandic rauður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicrauðurred
2Old Norserauðrred
3Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
4Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
5Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Ancient Greek καυλός →Every word from Latin caulis →