Where does “enkeling” come from?

enkeling (Dutch) comes from Dutch enkel, from Middle Dutch enkel, from Old Dutch enkal, from Proto-Germanic ankulaz — ankle; hip.

enkeling (Dutch): single person, individual

Definitions

  1. single person, individual

Ancestry of “enkeling”, step by step

enkeling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch enkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchenkelsingle; only, sole; exclusively, only
2Middle Dutchenkel—
3Old Dutchenkal—
4Proto-Germanicankulazankle; hip

via Dutch ling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchling—
Every word from Proto-Germanic ankulaz →Every word from Old Dutch enkal →Every word from Middle Dutch enkel →