Where does “Kessel” come from?
Kessel (German) comes from Middle High German keȥȥel, from Old High German keȥȥil, from Proto-West Germanic *katil, from Proto-Germanic katilaz, from Latin catīllus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
Kessel (German): a solid metal container or pot, often large, used...
Definitions
- a solid metal container or pot, often large, used...
Ancestry of “Kessel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | keȥȥel | — |
| 2 | Old High German | keȥȥil | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *katil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | katilaz | kettle, bucket, vessel |
| 5 | Latin | catīllus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “Kessel”