Etymograph

English

kombu

Kombu comes from Japanese 昆布.

  1. Japanesemodern昆布こんぶ, konbu
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1855kombu

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Japanesemodern昆布こんぶ, konbu
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1855kombu

Earliest quotation: 1855, Richard Hildreth, [Appendix.] Note H. Account of Japan, Chiefly Extracted from: “[T]he productions of Jeso, in particular, are as follows:…”

Every English word from Japanese 昆布

Today it means

noun Edible kelp (“a type of brown seaweed”) (from the class Phaeophyceae) used in East Asian cuisine.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Japanese 昆布 / kombu

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