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Where does “quaylen” come from?

quaylen (Middle English) comes from Old French coaillier, from Vulgar Latin coaglare, from Latin coāgulō, from Latin coāgulum, from Latin cōgō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

quaylen (Middle English): To be afflicted by disease or wasting; to become...

Definitions

  1. To be afflicted by disease or wasting; to become...

Ancestry of “quaylen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcoaillierto curdle
2Vulgar Latincoaglare—
3Latincoāgulō—
4Latincoāgulum—
5Latincōgō—
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “quaylen”

  • quail
  • buttonquail
  • quaileth
  • quailer
  • quail-dove
  • quailest
  • quailish
  • Quailgate
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