Where does “Sprunggelenk” come from?

Sprunggelenk (German) comes from German gelenk, from Middle High German gelenke, from Old High German gilenki, from Proto-Germanic gahlankiją, from Proto-Germanic hlankaz, from Proto-Indo-European kleng- — to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist.

Sprunggelenk (German): ankle joint

Definitions

  1. ankle joint

Ancestry of “Sprunggelenk”, step by step

Sprunggelenk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gelenk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangelenkjoint
2Middle High Germangelenkejoint, bend, waist
3Old High Germangilenki—
4Proto-Germanicgahlankiją—
5Proto-Germanichlankazflexible; bendsome; slim; slender; sleek
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleng-to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist

via German sprung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansprungjump, leap
2Middle High Germansprung—
3Old High Germansprungjump
4Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlankaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic gahlankiją →
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