Where does “kėglis” come from?

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

kėglis (Lithuanian): bowling pin

Definitions

  1. bowling pin

Ancestry of “kėglis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankegelskittle, ninepin, bowling pin; pin
2Middle High Germankegel—
3Old High Germankegilpeg; cone, peg, wedge, nail; stake
4Proto-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 →