Esse

Meaning

chimney-hood over a stove

Synonyms

Abzugsrohr

Abgaskanal

Schmiedeesse

Blindschacht

Schmiedefeuer

Schornsteinzug

Feldesse

Schmiedeofen

Frequency

B2
Hyphenated as
Es‧se
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛsə/
Etymology

From Middle High German esse, from Old High German essa (“furnace”), from Proto-Germanic *asjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- (“to dry, burn, glow; hearth, ashes”). Related to Asche, English ash.

Cognate with English
English
ash

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