Where does “kál” come from?

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

kál (Old Norse): cabbage, kale

Definitions

  1. cabbage, kale

Ancestry of “kál”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kál

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