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