Where does “anklet” come from?

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

anklet (English): A piece of jewelry/jewellery, resembling a...

Definitions

  1. A piece of jewelry/jewellery, resembling a...

Ancestry of “anklet”, step by step

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

Words derived from “anklet”

Every word from Proto-Germanic ankulaz →Every word from Old English ancol →Every word from Middle English ancle →