Where does “quayle” come from?
quayle (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.
quayle (Middle English): quail; The meat of the bird used in food;...
Definitions
- quail; The meat of the bird used in food;...
Ancestry of “quayle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | quaille | quail |
| 2 | Latin | quaccola | quail |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kwakklā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- | to flee, escape |