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;...
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