Where does “kegel” come from?

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

kegel (German): skittle, ninepin, bowling pin; pin

Definitions

  1. skittle, ninepin, bowling pin; pin

Ancestry of “kegel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kegel”

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