English
Kettle
Kettle may come from Scottish Gaelic cat.
- Scottish Gaelicmoderncatuncertain
- EnglishtodayKettle
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Scottish Gaelicmoderncatuncertain
- EnglishtodayKettle
The story
The Scottish place-name was historically Cattell (1160).
Every English word from Scottish Gaelic cat
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Scottish Gaelic cat / Kettle