Where does “chiglia” come from?
chiglia (Italian) comes from Spanish quilla, from French quille, from Middle French quille, from Middle High German kegel, from Old High German kegil, from Proto-West Germanic *kagil.
chiglia (Italian): keel
Ancestry of “chiglia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | quilla | keel |
| 2 | French | quille | skittle; pin, peg; demob |
| 3 | Middle French | quille | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | kegel | — |
| 5 | Old High German | kegil | peg; cone, peg, wedge, nail; stake |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *kagil | — |
Words derived from “chiglia”