Kachel
German (Berlin)
/ˈkaxəl/
noun
Definitions
- tile (on walls or floors, not roof tile)
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German chachala derived from Latin *cacculus derived from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος (a pot a pan).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κάκκαβος
Gloss
a pot a pan
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *cacculus Latin
- cacabus Latin
- caccabus Latin
- Kachelofen German
- Ofen German
- kályha Hungarian
- kályhák Hungarian
- houtkachel Dutch, Flemish
- kachel Dutch, Flemish
- kacheloven Dutch, Flemish
- кафель Russian
- κάκκαβος Ancient Greek
- caco Portuguese
- kafel Polish
- kafelek Polish
- kakkel Danish
- kahelo Esperanto
- chachala Old High German
- Chachele Alemannic German
- cachu Asturian