Where does “Schenkel” come from?

Schenkel (Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic skankô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.

Schenkel (Dutch): of animals shank

Definitions

  1. of animals shank

Ancestry of “Schenkel”, step by step

Schenkel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic skankô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskankôthat which is bent; shank; thigh
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kenǵ-to limp

via Middle High German schinkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschinkel—
2Old High Germanscanca—

Words derived from “Schenkel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skankô →