Where does “Enkel” come from?

Enkel (Luxembourgish) comes from German enkel, 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 (Luxembourgish): ankle; grandson

Definitions

  1. ankle; grandson

Ancestry of “Enkel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanenkelankle
2Middle High Germanenkel—
3Old Swedishenkil—
4Low Germanenkelankle
5Middle Low Germanenkelankle
6Old SaxonenkelAlternative form of ankel
7Proto-Germanicankulazankle; hip

Words derived from “Enkel”

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