Where does “kachel” come from?

kachel (German) comes from Middle High German kachel, from Old High German chachala, from Vulgar Latin cacculus, from Latin caccabus, from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος — a pot or a pan.

kachel (German): inflection of kacheln: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of kacheln: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “kachel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kachel”

Every word from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος →Every word from Latin caccabus →Every word from Vulgar Latin cacculus →