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Where does “Kachelofen” come from?

Kachelofen (German) comes 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.

Kachelofen (German): tiled stove, cockle stove

Definitions

  1. tiled stove, cockle stove

Ancestry of “Kachelofen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Kachelofen”

  • houtkachel
  • kachel
  • kacheloven
Every word from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος →