Where does “quillon” come from?

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

Ancestry of “quillon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchquille—
2Middle High Germankegel—
3Old High Germankegilpeg; cone, peg, wedge, nail; stake
4Proto-West Germanic*kagilstake, pole, pile

Words derived from “quillon”

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