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Where does “quattele” come from?

quattele (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.

Ancestry of “quattele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkwahtila—
2Proto-West Germanichwahtlāquail
3Proto-Germanichwahtlǭ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾-to flee, escape

Words derived from “quattele”

  • kwartel
  • kwartel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- →