Where does “Wuechtel” come from?

Wuechtel (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German wahtel, from Old High German wahtala, from Proto-West Germanic hwahtlā, from Proto-Germanic hwahtlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- — to flee, escape.

Wuechtel (Luxembourgish): quail

Definitions

  1. quail

Ancestry of “Wuechtel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwahtel—
2Old High Germanwahtala—
3Proto-West Germanichwahtlāquail
4Proto-Germanichwahtlǭ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾-to flee, escape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwahtlǭ →