Where does “koal” come from?

koal (West Frisian) comes from Middle High German kole, from German Kohl, from Middle High German kōl, from Old High German kol, from Proto-West Germanic kol, from Proto-Germanic kulą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷol-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- — to burn; to shine.

koal (West Frisian): cabbage

Definitions

  1. cabbage

Ancestry of “koal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankole—
2GermanKohlcabbage; nonsense; idle talk
3Middle High Germankōl—
4Old High Germankolcoal
5Proto-West Germanickolcoal
6Proto-Germanickulącoal
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kulą →