Where does “cankle” come from?
cankle (English) comes from English calf, from Middle English calf, from Old English ċealf, from Proto-West Germanic kalb, from Proto-Germanic kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷolbʰo — womb, animal young.
cankle (English): An obese or otherwise swollen ankle that blends...
Definitions
- An obese or otherwise swollen ankle that blends...
Ancestry of “cankle”, step by step
cankle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English calf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | calf | A young cow or bull; Leather made of the skin of... |
| 2 | Middle English | calf | calf; A representation of a calf; something that... |
| 3 | Old English | ċealf | calf (young cow) |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kalb | calf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kalbaz | calf |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷolbʰo | womb, animal young |