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Where does “Kegel” come from?

Kegel (German) comes from Old High German kegil, from Proto-West Germanic *kagil.

Kegel (German): skittle, ninepin, bowling pin; pin; any heap or...

Definitions

  1. skittle, ninepin, bowling pin; pin; any heap or...

Ancestry of “Kegel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankegilpeg; cone, peg, wedge, nail; stake
2Proto-West Germanic*kagil—

Words derived from “Kegel”

  • кегельбан
  • Kegelbahn
  • kegelförmig
  • Leitkegel
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