Where does “ankel” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ankel”, step by step

ankel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon enkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old SaxonenkelAlternative form of ankel
2Proto-Germanicankulazankle; hip

via Old Saxon ankel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonankelankle, hip

Words derived from “ankel”

Every word from Proto-Germanic ankulaz →Every word from Old Saxon enkel →