Where does “badkachel” come from?
badkachel (Dutch) comes from Dutch kachel, from Dutch kacheloven, from German Kachelofen, from German Kachel, from Middle High German kachele, from Old High German chachala, from Vulgar Latin cacculus, from Latin caccabus — a pot or a pan.
badkachel (Dutch): a hot water heater meant for bathwater
Definitions
- a hot water heater meant for bathwater
Ancestry of “badkachel”, step by step
badkachel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kachel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kachel | stove; drunk |
| 2 | Dutch | kacheloven | tiled stove |
| 3 | German | Kachelofen | tiled stove, cockle stove |
| 4 | German | Kachel | tile; cooking pot, saucepan; a term of abuse for... |
| 5 | Middle High German | kachele | — |
| 6 | Old High German | chachala | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | cacculus | — |
| 8 | Latin | caccabus | Alternative form of cācabus; cooking pot; pot |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κάκκαβος | a pot or a pan |