Where does “Enkelin” come from?
Enkelin (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Enkel, 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.
Enkelin (Luxembourgish): granddaughter
Definitions
- granddaughter
Ancestry of “Enkelin”, step by step
Enkelin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish Enkel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Enkel | ankle; grandson |
| 2 | German | enkel | ankle |
| 3 | Middle High German | enkel | — |
| 4 | Old Swedish | enkil | — |
| 5 | Low German | enkel | ankle |
| 6 | Middle Low German | enkel | ankle |
| 7 | Old Saxon | enkel | Alternative form of ankel |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ankulaz | ankle; hip |
via German Enkelin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Enkelin | granddaughter |
| 2 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |