Where does “haunche” come from?

haunche (Middle English) comes from Old French hanche, from Vulgar Latin hanca, from Frankish hanka, from Proto-Germanic ankijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ang- — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.

Ancestry of “haunche”, step by step

haunche traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French hanche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhanchehip
2Vulgar Latinhancahip
3Frankishhanka—
4Proto-Germanicankijǭankle; hip
5Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith

via Old French anche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchanche—

via Old French hance

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhance—

Words derived from “haunche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ang- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ankijǭ →Every word from Frankish hanka →
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