Where does “kegel” come from?

kegel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch kēgel, from Old Dutch kegil, from Proto-West Germanic *kagil — stake, pole, pile.

kegel (Dutch): cone; bowling pin; cone cell

Definitions

  1. cone; bowling pin; cone cell

Ancestry of “kegel”, step by step

kegel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch kēgel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchkēgelcone, wedge
2Old Dutchkegil—
3Proto-West Germanic*kagilstake, pole, pile

via Proto-Germanic *kagil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*kagil—

Words derived from “kegel”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kagil →Every word from Old Dutch kegil →Every word from Middle Dutch kēgel →