Where does “קעלן” come from?
קעלן (Yiddish) comes from Latin Colōnia Agrippīna — Cologne, Agrippine Colony; city on the Rhine River in Germany, founded by Agrippina, the mother of the Roman emperor Nero.
Ancestry of “קעלן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Colōnia Agrippīna | Cologne, Agrippine Colony; city on the Rhine River in Germany, founded by Agrippina, the mother of the Roman emperor Nero |