Where does “quill” come from?

quill (Manx) comes from Old Irish cuil, from Proto-Celtic kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

quill (Manx): gnat

Definitions

  1. gnat

Ancestry of “quill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcuilfly; flea, gnat
2Proto-Celtickūloscorner
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kūlos →