Where does “onkel” come from?

onkel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French oncle, from Middle French oncle, from Old French oncle, from Vulgar Latin aunclum, from Latin avunculus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂os — maternal grandfather; maternal uncle.

onkel (Norwegian Bokmål): an uncle; the police

Definitions

an uncle; the police

Ancestry of “onkel”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	oncle	uncle
2	Middle French	oncle	uncle
3	Old French	oncle	uncle
4	Vulgar Latin	aunclum	—
5	Latin	avunculus	maternal uncle, mother's brother; mother's...
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂éwh₂os	maternal grandfather; maternal uncle

Words derived from “onkel”

onkelunge

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂os →Every word from Latin avunculus →Every word from Vulgar Latin aunclum →