Where does “controchiglia” come from?

controchiglia (Italian) comes from Italian chiglia, 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 — stake, pole, pile.

controchiglia (Italian): keelson

Definitions

  1. keelson

Ancestry of “controchiglia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianchigliakeel
2Spanishquillakeel
3Frenchquilleskittle; pin, peg; demob
4Middle Frenchquille—
5Middle High Germankegel—
6Old High Germankegilpeg; cone, peg, wedge, nail; stake
7Proto-West Germanic*kagilstake, pole, pile
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kagil →Every word from Old High German kegil →Every word from Middle High German kegel →