Where does “enkel” come from?

enkel (German) comes 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.

enkel (German): ankle

Definitions

  1. ankle

Ancestry of “enkel”, step by step

enkel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German enkel

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

via Old High German eniklīn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germaneniklīn—

Words derived from “enkel”

Every word from Proto-Germanic ankulaz →Every word from Old Saxon enkel →Every word from Middle Low German enkel →