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
- tile; cooking pot, saucepan; a term of abuse for...
Ancestry of “Kachel”, step by step
Kachel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German kachele
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | kachele | — |
| 2 | Old High German | chachala | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | cacculus | — |
| 4 | Latin | caccabus | Alternative form of cācabus; cooking pot; pot |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάκκαβος | a pot or a pan |
via Middle High German kachel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | kachel | — |