Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “enkel” come from?

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

Ancestry of “enkel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “enkel”

  • ankel
  • förenkla
  • enkel
  • ankel
  • ankel
  • enkil
  • Enkel
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