Where does “kalhygge” come from?
kalhygge (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.
kalhygge (Swedish): a clear-cut area (of a forest), a clearcut, a clearing
Definitions
- a clear-cut area (of a forest), a clearcut, a clearing
Ancestry of “kalhygge”, step by step
kalhygge 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 | — |