Proto-Germanic: *kēkō; *kagjō, *kagila-z
Meaning: bush, bough, pole
Norwegian: dial. kage m. `niedriges Busch'
Swedish: dial. kage `Baumstumpf'
Middle Dutch: cāke, caec `schandpaal', kegge `ijzeren wig'; kēghel `wig; kegel in het kegelspel'
Dutch: kaak f. `schandpaal'; keg f., kegge f. `Keil'; kegel m.
Middle Low German: kēgel; kāk `Schandpfahl, Pranger'; kōke `Schlittenschnabel'
Old High German: kegil 'Pfahl, Pflock' (9.Jh.), slito-chōcho `rostros'
Middle High German: kɛgel st. m. 'knüppel, stock; eiszapfen'
German: dial. kag m. `Kohlstengel, Strunk, Stumpf', obd. kueche `Schlittenkufe'
