Where does “kål” come from?

kål (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

kål (Norwegian Nynorsk): cabbage

Definitions

  1. cabbage

Ancestry of “kål”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kål”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Ancient Greek καυλός →Every word from Latin caulis →