Where does “keyle” come from?

keyle (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch kēgel, from Old Dutch kegil, from Proto-West Germanic *kagil — stake, pole, pile.

keyle (Middle English): skittle

Definitions

  1. skittle

Ancestry of “keyle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchkēgelcone, wedge
2Old Dutchkegil—
3Proto-West Germanic*kagilstake, pole, pile

Words derived from “keyle”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kagil →Every word from Old Dutch kegil →Every word from Middle Dutch kēgel →