Kohl (surname)

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Kohl
Tacuinum Sanitatis-cabbage harvest.jpg
Cabbage harvest illustration,
Tacuinum Sanitatis (15th century).
PronunciationGerman pronunciation: [koːl]
Language(s) German language
Origin
Language(s) 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(s) Upper German: Koehl/Köhl

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]

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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.

Notable people with the surname

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References

  1. ↑ Duden Familiennamen, Dudenverlag, Mannheim 2005, ISBN 3-411-70852-2, S. 389
  2. ↑ A brief historical sketch is in Toussaint-Samat, pp. 622ff.
  3. ↑ The Natural History of Pompeii. Cambridge University Press. 2002. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-521-80054-9
  4. ↑ Ingram, Christine (2000). The Cook's Guide to Vegetables. Hermes House. pp. 64–66. ISBN 978-1-84038-842-8.
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