Where does “Teekessel” come from?
Teekessel (German) comes from German Kessel, 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 — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
Teekessel (German): teapot
Definitions
- teapot
Ancestry of “Teekessel”, step by step
Teekessel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kessel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kessel | a solid metal container or pot, often large, used... |
| 2 | Middle High German | keȥȥel | a kettle |
| 3 | Old High German | keȥȥil | kettle |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *katil | kettle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | katilaz | kettle, bucket, vessel |
| 6 | Latin | catīllus | small bowl, dish, or plate |
| 7 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via German tee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tee | tea drink made by infusing parts of a plant, especially leaves or buds of |
| 2 | English | tee | The name of the Latin-script letter T; Something... |
| 3 | Middle English | teen | — |
| 4 | Old English | tēon | to drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to... |
| 5 | Old English | tēohan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |