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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”

  • кафель
  • Kachel
  • Kachelofen
  • kahelo
  • houtkachel
  • kachel
  • kacheloven
  • кахла
  • kahla
  • kályha
Every word from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος →