Etymograph

English

kettledrum

From kettle + drum.

A compound of kettle + drum

Middle English ketel ‘a pot used to boil food in’

English kettle

English drumslade ‘drummer’

English drum

Today it means

noun A large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a hemispherical metal bowl.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / kettledrum