Where does “kachel” come from?

kachel (Kashubian) comes from German kachel, 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 (Kashubian): tile

Definitions

  1. tile

Ancestry of “kachel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankachelinflection of kacheln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germankachel—
3Old High Germanchachala—
4Vulgar Latincacculus—
5LatincaccabusAlternative form of cācabus; cooking pot; pot
6Ancient Greekκάκκαβοςa pot or a pan
Every word from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος →Every word from Latin caccabus →Every word from Vulgar Latin cacculus →