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Where does “kacheloven” come from?

kacheloven (Dutch) comes from German Kachelofen, from German Kachel, from Middle High German kachele, from Old High German chachala, from Vulgar Latin cacculus, from Latin caccabus, from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος — a pot or a pan.

kacheloven (Dutch): tiled stove

Definitions

  1. tiled stove

Ancestry of “kacheloven”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kacheloven”

  • houtkachel
  • kachel
Every word from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος →