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Where does “fluitketel” come from?

fluitketel (Dutch) comes from Dutch ketel, from Middle Dutch ketel, from Old Dutch ketil, from Proto-Germanic katilaz, from Latin catīllus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

fluitketel (Dutch): A whistling-kettle, which makes a sharp sound...

Definitions

  1. A whistling-kettle, which makes a sharp sound...

Ancestry of “fluitketel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchketelkettle, cauldron; boiler
2Middle Dutchketel—
3Old Dutchketil—
4Proto-Germanickatilazkettle, bucket, vessel
5Latincatīllus—
6Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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