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Where does “houtkachel” come from?

houtkachel (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.

houtkachel (Dutch): wood-burning stove

Definitions

  1. wood-burning stove

Ancestry of “houtkachel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkachelstove; drunk
2Dutchkacheloventiled stove
3GermanKachelofentiled stove, cockle stove
4GermanKacheltile; cooking pot, saucepan; a term of abuse for...
5Middle High Germankachele—
6Old High Germanchachala—
7Vulgar Latincacculus—
8LatincaccabusAlternative form of cācabus; cooking pot; pot
9Ancient Greekκάκκαβοςa pot or a pan
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