Where does “équille” come from?
équille (French) comes from French quille, from Middle French quille, from Middle High German kegel, from Old High German kegil, from Proto-West Germanic *kagil.
équille (French): sand eel
Ancestry of “équille”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | quille | skittle; pin, peg; demob |
| 2 | Middle French | quille | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | kegel | — |
| 4 | Old High German | kegil | peg; cone, peg, wedge, nail; stake |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *kagil | — |