Where does “Enkelkind” come from?

Enkelkind (German) comes from German enkel, from Middle High German enkel, from Old Swedish enkil, from Low German enkel, from Middle Low German enkel, from Old Saxon enkel, from Proto-Germanic ankulaz — ankle; hip.

Enkelkind (German): grandchild

Definitions

  1. grandchild

Ancestry of “Enkelkind”, step by step

Enkelkind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German enkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanenkelankle
2Middle High Germanenkel—
3Old Swedishenkil—
4Low Germanenkelankle
5Middle Low Germanenkelankle
6Old SaxonenkelAlternative form of ankel
7Proto-Germanicankulazankle; hip

via German kind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankindkid; child young person
2Middle High Germankintkid; child
3Old High Germankindkid; child
4Proto-West Germanickindchild
5Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Germanic ankulaz →Every word from Old Saxon enkel →Every word from Middle Low German enkel →
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