English
Quinnell
Quinnell comes from Old English Cwēnhild.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Cwēnhild
- EnglishtodayQuinnell
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Cwēnhild
- EnglishtodayQuinnell
A compound of cwēn ‘queen’ + hild ‘battle, war’
Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn ‘woman’
Proto-Germanic *kwēniz ‘wife’
Proto-West Germanic *kwāni ‘woman, wife’
Old English cwēn ‘queen’
Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- ‘to hit, strike’
Proto-Germanic *hildiz ‘battle, fight’
Proto-West Germanic *hildi ‘battle, fight’
Old English hild ‘battle, war’
Every English word from Old English Cwēnhild
Today it means
name A surname originating as a matronymic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English Cwēnhild / Quinnell