Where does “haunch” come from?

Haunch comes from Middle English haunche, from Old French hanche, from Proto-Germanic hanka, from Proto-Germanic ankijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ang-.

haunch (English): The area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and...

Definitions

  1. The area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and...

Ancestry of “haunch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhaunche—
2Old Frenchhanchehip
3Vulgar Latinhancahip
4Frankishhanka—
5Proto-Germanicankijǭankle; hip
6Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith

Words derived from “haunch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ang- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ankijǭ →Every word from Frankish hanka →
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