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Where does “hwahtlā” come from?

hwahtlā (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hwahtlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- — to flee, escape.

hwahtlā (Proto-West Germanic): quail

Definitions

  1. quail

Ancestry of “hwahtlā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwahtlǭ—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾-to flee, escape

Words derived from “hwahtlā”

  • kwartel
  • quattele
  • quattel
  • kwartel
  • kwahtila
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- →