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köken: From Middle High German kegel, from Old High German chegil, kegil (“peg”), especially pegs for a tent (zeltchegil) or similar. Middle High German kegel means “peg or pin used for a game” (such as skittles), but regional use from the 14th century onward also preserve a more general meaning of “peg, cudgel”. The etymology cannot be traced with certainty. The word is a member of a Wortsippe which…
köken: Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stъlbъ. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic стлъба (stlŭba, “summit”), Lithuanian stul̃bas, Latvian stulbs, Old Norse stolpi (“pillar”).
köken: Uncertain. Related to Norwegian keila (“channel”), Middle Low German kēl (“narrow bay”). Perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyH- (“to break open, germinate”). Also related to Icelandic kíll (“ditch, wedge”).
skittle, bowling pin (slender object designed for use in a specific game or sport, i.e. bowling, skittles)
çekim: çoğul kegloj
köken: From Russian кегля (keglja), from German Kegel (“skittle, bowling pin”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *kagil (“stake, pin, pike, peg”). Compare Polish kręgiel, Dutch kegel, French quille, Swedish kägel, English kayles (obsolete).