Where does “vaktel” come from?
vaktel (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German wachtele, from Old Saxon *hwahtula, from Proto-West Germanic hwahtlā, from Proto-Germanic hwahtlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- — to flee, escape.
vaktel (Swedish): a common quail, Coturnix coturnix
Definitions
- a common quail, Coturnix coturnix