Where does “quaille” come from?
quaille (Old French) comes from Late Latin quaccola, from Proto-Italic kwakklā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- — to flee, escape.
quaille (Old French): quail
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Words derived from “quaille”