khéssel

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kezzel, from Old High German kezzil, from Proto-West Germanic *katil, from Proto-Germanic *katilaz (kettle, bucket, vessel), probably a borrowing from Latin catīllus (small bowl). Cognate with German Kessel, English kettle. Doublet of kaiin (washbasin).

Noun

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khéssel m (plural khésselediminutive khésselle)

  1. (Sette Comuni) cauldron

Further reading

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  • “khéssel” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo