Where does “heksenketel” come from?
heksenketel (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.
heksenketel (Dutch): witch's cauldron; pandemonium
Definitions
- witch's cauldron; pandemonium
Ancestry of “heksenketel”, step by step
heksenketel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ketel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ketel | kettle, cauldron; boiler |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ketel | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ketil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | katilaz | kettle, bucket, vessel |
| 5 | Latin | catīllus | small bowl, dish, or plate |
| 6 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Dutch heks
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heks | witch |
| 2 | Middle High German | hecse | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hagazussa | witch |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hagatusjō | witch |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hagaz | abled, capable; suitable, comfortable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱak- | branch, pole; branch, stick; to be able, help |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ- | — |