Where does “cāwel” come from?

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

cāwel (Old English): colewort

Definitions

  1. colewort

Ancestry of “cāwel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*kaulicabbage, colewort
2Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
3Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós

Words derived from “cāwel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulósEvery word from Ancient Greek καυλόςEvery word from Latin caulis
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