Where does “ankleful” come from?

ankleful (English) comes from English ankle, from Middle English ancle, from Old English ancol, from Proto-Germanic ankulaz — ankle; hip.

ankleful (English): A quantity that covers or fills an ankle

Definitions

  1. A quantity that covers or fills an ankle

Ancestry of “ankleful”, step by step

ankleful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ankle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishankleThe skeletal joint which connects the foot with...
2Middle EnglishancleThe ankle or the anklebone; Any joint
3Old Englishancol—
4Proto-Germanicankulazankle; hip

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—
Every word from Proto-Germanic ankulaz →Every word from Old English ancol →Every word from Middle English ancle →