so historically, folk would boil water [in a kettle] to make it safe. They discovered that steeping leaves in the water tasted nice. The kettles they used to boil water now became kettles to boil water + leaves and they did it so much over time the kettles became known as tea kettles.
so historically, folk would boil water [in a kettle] to make it safe. They discovered that steeping leaves in the water tasted nice. The kettles they used to boil water now became kettles to boil water + leaves and they did it so much over time the kettles became known as tea kettles.