Koehl

Koehl
Cabbage harvest illustration,
Tacuinum Sanitatis (15th century).
PronunciationGerman pronunciation: [køːl]
French pronunciation: [kœl]
Language(s)Upper German
Origin
Language(s)Middle High German: kōl, kœl, kœle
Old High German: kōlo
Latin: caulis ("stalk", "stem")
Word/nameStandard German: Kohl
MeaningCabbage
Region of originAlsace, Bavaria, Swabia, Switzerland
Other names
Alternative spellingKöhl
(Francisation: Kœhl)
Cognate(s)Kohl

Koehl, also transliterated Köhl, is an Upper German surname constituting a metaphonic variant of the Standard German surname Kohl, derived from the cognate word kohl, meaning cabbage. It tends to originate as an occupational name for a cultivator or merchant of the crops.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Duden Familiennamen, Dudenverlag, Mannheim 2005, ISBN 3-411-70852-2, S. 389
  2. ^ "Koehl Lab - UC Berkeley".

 

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