Where does “kachele” come from?

kachele (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 “kachele”, 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 “kachele

Every word from Ancient Greek κάκκαβοςEvery word from Latin caccabusEvery word from Vulgar Latin cacculus