An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Kachel

by Friedrich Kluge

Kachel, feminine, ‘earthen vessel, stove-tile,’ from Middle High German kachel, kachele, feminine, ‘earthen vessel, earthenware, stove-tile, lid of a pot,’ Old High German chahhala. In English the word became obsolete at an early period. In Dutch, kachel, borrowed from High German, is still current (in Middle Dutch kakele).