Where does “quillon” come from?
quillon (English) comes from French quillon, from French quille, from Middle French quille, from Middle High German kegel, from Old High German kegil, from Proto-West Germanic *kagil.
quillon (English): The guard of a sword or other bladed weapon...
Definitions
- The guard of a sword or other bladed weapon...
Ancestry of “quillon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | quillon | — |
| 2 | French | quille | skittle; pin, peg; demob |
| 3 | Middle French | quille | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | kegel | — |
| 5 | Old High German | kegil | peg; cone, peg, wedge, nail; stake |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *kagil | — |