Where does “schenkel” come from?

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

schenkel (German): each of the two main parts of a leg; shank (lower part) or thigh (upper part)

Definitions

  1. each of the two main parts of a leg; shank (lower part) or thigh (upper part)

Ancestry of “schenkel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschenkel—
2Old High Germanscanca—

Words derived from “schenkel”

Every word from Old High German scanca →Every word from Middle High German schenkel →
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