Keil

See also: kéil

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kil, from Old High German kil, from Proto-Germanic *kīnaną (“to split; crack”). Cognate with Vilamovian kajł.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɪ̯l/
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯l

Noun

Keil m (genitive Keiles, plural Keile)

1. a wedge
2. (heraldry) a pile

Related terms

• Keile
• Keiler
• Keilerei
• Keilinschrift
• Keilriemen
• Keilschrift

 

References

• Keil on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• Liberman, Anatoly (2008): An Analytic Dictionary of the English Etymology: An Introduction

Further reading

• “Keil” in Duden online