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Where does “kegil” come from?

kegil (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *kagil.

kegil (Old High German): peg; cone, peg, wedge, nail; stake

Definitions

  1. peg; cone, peg, wedge, nail; stake

Ancestry of “kegil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*kagil—

Words derived from “kegil”

  • quillon
  • quilla
  • sobrequilla
  • falsachiglia
  • controchiglia
  • chiglia
  • кегельбан
  • quillon
  • guillon
  • quille
  • équille
  • Kegelbahn
  • Kegel
  • Leitkegel
  • kegelförmig
  • quilla
  • quilla
  • ki
  • quille
  • kegel
  • Keel
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