Where does “ankala” come from?

ankala (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *ankul, from Proto-Germanic ankulaz — ankle; hip.

Ancestry of “ankala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*ankul—
2Proto-Germanicankulazankle; hip
Every word from Proto-Germanic ankulaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ankul →