Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "kettle, cauldron" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesketill(Old Norse) Given Name DescendantsKeld, Kjeld(Danish) Katla(Icelandic) Ketil, Kjell, Kjetil(Norwegian) Katla, Ketill(Old Norse) Kjell, Kettil(Swedish) Surname DescendantsKjeldsen(Danish) Kjellsson(Swedish) Sources & References Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 211.