Where does “onkel” come from?

onkel (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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 Nynorsk): an uncle; the police

Definitions

  1. an uncle; the police

Ancestry of “onkel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchoncleuncle
2Middle Frenchoncleuncle
3Old Frenchoncleuncle
4Vulgar Latinaunclum—
5Latinavunculusmaternal uncle, mother's brother; mother's...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwh₂osmaternal grandfather; maternal uncle

Words derived from “onkel”

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