English
Rotkohl
Rotkohl comes from German Rotkohl ‘red cabbage, Brassica oleracea var. capitata…’.
- Germanc. 1650–presentRotkohl‘red cabbage, Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra’
- Englishearliest quotation 1956same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentRotkohl‘red cabbage, Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra’
- Englishearliest quotation 1956same form
Earliest quotation: 1956, William Sansom: “This one, who held the annual title, comic to…”
Every English word from German Rotkohl
Today it means
noun Red cabbage.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Rotkohl / Rotkohl