Words that come from Proto-Germanic “kwelaną”

70 words across 23 languages descend from Proto-Germanic kwelaną — including quail, quell, buttonquail, quelleth, quaileth, quailer, queal, queilen.

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English (12)

Danish (8)

Middle Dutch (5)

Old Dutch (5)

Old English (5)

Middle English (4)

Dutch (3)

Proto-Germanic (3)

Norwegian Bokmål (3)

Old Saxon (3)

Proto-West Germanic (3)

Icelandic (2)

Swedish (2)

Old Frisian (2)

Old Norse (2)

Estonian (1)

Old Swedish (1)

Faroese (1)

Limburgish (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

German (1)

Middle High German (1)

Old High German (1)