Where does “Onkel” come from?

Onkel (German) comes from French oncle, from Middle French oncle, from Old French oncle, from Vulgar Latin aunclum, from Latin avunculus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂os — maternal grandfather; maternal uncle.

Onkel (German): uncle

Definitions

  1. uncle

Ancestry of “Onkel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchoncleuncle
2Middle Frenchoncleuncle
3Old Frenchoncleuncle
4Vulgar Latinaunclum—
5Latinavunculusmaternal uncle, mother's brother; mother's...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwh₂osmaternal grandfather; maternal uncle

Words derived from “Onkel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂os →Every word from Latin avunculus →Every word from Vulgar Latin aunclum →