kål

Swedish

/koːl/

noun
Definitions
  • cabbage; edible plants of the species Brassica oleracea; more generally any plant in the genus Brassica

Etymology

Derived from Old Swedish kal, kāl derived from Old Norse kál derived from Old English cawel derived from Latin caulis (stem, stalk, cabbage, stick stem of a plant, stem of cabbage, cabbage-stalk) derived from Ancient Greek καυλός (stem, stem of a plant, stalk) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kaw(ǝ)l.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kaw(ǝ)l

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