Where does “kachel” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kachel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanchachala—
2Vulgar Latincacculus—
3LatincaccabusAlternative form of cācabus; cooking pot; pot
4Ancient 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 →