Where does “kwartel” come from?

kwartel (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch kwartel, from Middle Dutch quattel, from Old Dutch kwahtila, from Proto-West Germanic hwahtlā, from Proto-Germanic hwahtlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- — to flee, escape.

kwartel (Afrikaans): quail

Definitions

  1. quail

Ancestry of “kwartel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkwartelquail, bird of the genus "Coturnix"; common...
2Middle Dutchquattel—
3Old Dutchkwahtila—
4Proto-West Germanichwahtlāquail
5Proto-Germanichwahtlǭ—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾-to flee, escape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwahtlǭ →