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Where does “kēgel” come from?

kēgel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch kegil, from Proto-West Germanic *kagil.

Ancestry of “kēgel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkegil—
2Proto-West Germanic*kagil—

Words derived from “kēgel”

  • kegel
  • ijskegel
  • kegelen
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kagil →