Where does “kalfjäll” come from?
kalfjäll (Swedish) comes from Swedish kål, from Old Swedish kāl, 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.
kalfjäll (Swedish): area in the mountains above the tree line
Definitions
- area in the mountains above the tree line
Ancestry of “kalfjäll”, step by step
kalfjäll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kål
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kål | cabbage; edible plants of the species "Brassica... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kāl | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | kál | cabbage, kale |
| 4 | Old English | cāwel | colewort |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *kauli | cabbage, colewort |
| 6 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |