Where does “kei” come from?

kei (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch key, from Old Dutch kei, from Proto-Germanic kagi-.

kei (Dutch): cobble, cobblestone; pebble; boulder

Definitions

  1. cobble, cobblestone; pebble; boulder

Ancestry of “kei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchkey—
2Old Dutchkei—
3Proto-Germanickagi-—

Words derived from “kei”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kagi- →Every word from Old Dutch kei →Every word from Middle Dutch key →