khéssel

Cimbrian

Etymology

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

khéssel m (plural khéssele, diminutive khésselle)

1. (Sette Comuni) cauldron

Further reading

• “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