Where does “enkel” come from?

enkel (Middle High German) comes from Old Swedish enkil, from Low German enkel, from Middle Low German enkel, from Old Saxon enkel, from Proto-Germanic ankulaz — ankle; hip.

Ancestry of “enkel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishenkil—
2Low Germanenkelankle
3Middle Low Germanenkelankle
4Old SaxonenkelAlternative form of ankel
5Proto-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 →