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Where does “Kachel” come from?

Kachel (German) comes 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.

Kachel (German): tile; cooking pot, saucepan; a term of abuse for...

Definitions

  1. tile; cooking pot, saucepan; a term of abuse for...

Ancestry of “Kachel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankachele—
2Old High Germanchachala—
3Vulgar Latincacculus—
4LatincaccabusAlternative form of cācabus; cooking pot; pot
5Ancient Greekκάκκαβοςa pot or a pan

Words derived from “Kachel”

  • кафель
  • Kachelofen
  • kahelo
  • houtkachel
  • kachel
  • kacheloven
  • кахла
  • kahla
  • kályha
Every word from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος →