Kohl (surname)
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PronunciationGerman pronunciation: [koːl]
LanguageGerman language
LanguagesMiddle High German: kōl, kœl, kœle
Old High German: kōlo
Latin: caulis ("stalk", "stem")
Old High German: kōlo
Latin: caulis ("stalk", "stem")
Word/nameKohl
 Cabbage harvest illustration, Tacuinum Sanitatis (15th century). | |
| Pronunciation | German pronunciation: [koːl] |
|---|---|
| Language | German language |
| Origin | |
| Languages | Middle High German: kōl, kœl, kœle Old High German: kōlo Latin: caulis ("stalk", "stem") |
| Word/name | Kohl |
| Meaning | Cabbage |
| Region of origin | Germanosphere sprachraum |
| Other names | |
| Variant form | Upper German: Koehl/Köhl |
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Kohl is a German surname derived from the word kohl, meaning cabbage. It tends to originate as an occupational name for a merchant or cultivator of the crops.[1]
Cabbage was most likely domesticated somewhere in Europe in Ancient history before 1000 BC. Cabbage in the cuisine has been documented since Antiquity.[2] It was described as a table luxury in the Roman Empire.[3] By the Middle Ages, cabbage had become a prominent part of European cuisine, as indicated by manuscript illuminations.[4] New variates were introduced from the Renaissance on, mostly by Germanic-speaking peoples.
