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Where does “Schenkel” come from?

Schenkel (German) comes from Middle High German schenkel, from Old High German scanca.

Schenkel (German): shank; thigh; each of the two straight lines that...

Definitions

  1. shank; thigh; each of the two straight lines that...

Ancestry of “Schenkel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschenkel—
2Old High Germanscanca—

Words derived from “Schenkel”

  • Oberschenkelknochen
  • Unterschenkel
  • Oberschenkel
Every word from Old High German scanca →