Wachtel
German (Berlin)
/ˈvaxtəl/
noun
Definitions
- quail
- (slang) screw (i.e., prison guard)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German wachtel inherited from Old High German wahtala inherited from *hwahtlā (quail).
Origin
*hwahtlā
Gloss
quail
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- König German
- Wachtelkönig German
- *kʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *hwahtilō Proto-Germanic
- wahtala Old High German
- wachtel Middle High German
- wahtel Middle High German
- wahtel(e), wahtel Middle High German
- Wuechtel Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *hwahtlā gmw-pro
- *kwahtila Old Dutch
- bachtala Cimbrian