Where does “quille” come from?

quille (French) comes from Middle French quille, from Middle High German kegel, from Old High German kegil, from Proto-West Germanic *kagil — stake, pole, pile.

quille (French): skittle; pin, peg; demob

Definitions

  1. skittle; pin, peg; demob

Ancestry of “quille”, step by step

quille traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French quille

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchquille—
2Middle High Germankegel—
3Old High Germankegilpeg; cone, peg, wedge, nail; stake
4Proto-West Germanic*kagilstake, pole, pile

via Old Norse kilir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekilir—
2Proto-Germanickeluzkeel
3Proto-Indo-Europeangewlosvessel; bowl
4Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “quille”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kagil →Every word from Old High German kegil →Every word from Middle High German kegel →