Where does “Knöchel” come from?

Knöchel (German) comes from Middle High German knöchel, from Old High German knuchil, from Proto-Germanic knukilaz, from Proto-Germanic knukô, from Proto-Indo-European gnew-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

Knöchel (German): ankle; knuckle

Definitions

  1. ankle; knuckle

Ancestry of “Knöchel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanknöchel—
2Old High Germanknuchil—
3Proto-Germanicknukilazknuckle, small bone; knot, bump
4Proto-Germanicknukôjoint, bone
5Proto-Indo-Europeangnew-a bundle; knot; knot, bundle
6Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

Words derived from “Knöchel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knukô →