Where does “kwartel” come from?

kwartel (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): quail, bird of the genus "Coturnix"; common...

Definitions

  1. quail, bird of the genus "Coturnix"; common...

Ancestry of “kwartel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchquattel—
2Old Dutchkwahtila—
3Proto-West Germanichwahtlāquail
4Proto-Germanichwahtlǭ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾-to flee, escape

Words derived from “kwartel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwahtlǭ →