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Where does “quil” come from?

quil (Middle English) comes from Middle Low German quiele.

Ancestry of “quil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanquiele—

Words derived from “quil”

  • quill
  • quilling
  • quilled
  • quillwork
  • goosequill
  • quillwort
  • quilly
  • quillback
  • quiller
  • quillman
Every word from Middle Low German quiele →