1794, partial translation of Du.
koolsla, from
kool "cabbage" +
sla "salad" (see
slaw). Commonly
cold slaw in Eng. until 1860s, when M.E.
cole "cabbage" was revived from O.E.
cawel (which is from L.
colis, dial. variant of
caulis "cabbage," and the source, too, of the Du. word).
