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Kohl: Modern Hebrew → German · Lexodus

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Kohlnonsense

Unclear. Several possibilities have been suggested, including derivation from Romani [Term?] and derivation from Hebrew קוֹל (qōl, “voice”). But compare western German Kappes (“cabbage, nonsense”), though the second meaning might also be a loan translation of Kohl.

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This journey was extracted automatically from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and hasn't been checked by a person yet. Dates marked “c.” are estimated from each language's period, and every hop is graded at best “probable”.

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Wiktionary: Kohl (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wiktextract / kaikki.org

c. 1910Modern Hebrew

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c. 1910
c. 1930

Hops are evenly spaced; labels show the year each form is first attested.