Where does “quattel” come from?
quattel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch kwahtila, 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.
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Words derived from “quattel”