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Where does “quaile” come from?

quaile (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman quaille, from Latin quaccola, from Proto-Italic kwakklā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- — to flee, escape.

quaile (Middle English): Alternative form of quayle; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of quayle; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “quaile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanquaillequail
2Latinquaccolaquail
3Proto-Italickwakklā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾-to flee, escape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- →