An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Quendel

by Friedrich Kluge

Quendel, m., ‘wild thyme,’ from the equiv. MidHG. quëndel, most frequently quënel (konel), OHG. quënala (chonala), f.; comp. Du. kwendel, AS. cunele. It is hardly probable that this is an early loan-word from Lat. conîla (Gr. κονίλη), ‘thyme,’ since the Rom. languages have not preserved the word.