Where does “Enkel” come from?

Enkel (German) comes from Middle High German enenkel, from Old High German eninkil, from Proto-Germanic aninkilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

Enkel (German): grandchild; grandson

Definitions

  1. grandchild; grandson

Ancestry of “Enkel”, step by step

Enkel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German enenkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanenenkel—
2Old High Germaneninkil—
3Proto-Germanicaninkilaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Middle High German eninkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germaneninkel—

via Middle High German enikel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanenikel—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aninkilaz →Every word from Old High German eninkil →