Wachtel
See also: wachtel
English edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Wachtel (plural Wachtels)
- A surname from German.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Wachtel is the 14636th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2033 individuals. Wachtel is most common among White (95.33%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wachtel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German wachtel, wahtel, from Old High German wahtala, wahtila, from Proto-West Germanic *hwahtlā (“quail”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Wachtel f (genitive Wachtel, plural Wachteln)
- quail
- (slang, derogatory) screw (i.e., prison guard)
Declension edit
Declension of Wachtel [feminine]