Esse

Meaning

chimney-hood over a stove

Concepts

chimney

furnace

hearth

smokestack

Synonyms

Schornstein

Kamin

Rauchfang

Schlot

Abzug

Abzugsrohr

Abgaskanal

Herd

Schmiedeesse

Blindschacht

Schmiedefeuer

Schornsteinzug

Feldesse

Schmiedeofen

Translations

schoorsteen

haard

camino

chimenea

foyer

cheminée

haardstede

stookplaats

open haard

xemeneia

vuurhaard

καπνοδόχος

schouw

baca

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛsə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: esse

Inherited from Old High German: essa

Cognate with English: ash

Borrowed from Latin: esse

In summary

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.