Where does “quille” come from?

quille (Middle French) comes from Middle High German kegel, from Old High German kegil, from Proto-West Germanic *kagil — stake, pole, pile.

Ancestry of “quille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankegel—
2Old High Germankegilpeg; cone, peg, wedge, nail; stake
3Proto-West Germanic*kagilstake, pole, pile

Words derived from “quille”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kagil →Every word from Old High German kegil →Every word from Middle High German kegel →