Where does “ankier” come from?
ankier (Polish) comes from German anker, from Middle High German anker, from Old High German anker, from Proto-West Germanic *ankurō, from Proto-Germanic ankurô, from Latin ancōra, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα, from Proto-Indo-European ang- — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.
ankier (Polish): anchor plate
Definitions
- anchor plate
Ancestry of “ankier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | anker | inflection of ankern: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | anker | — |
| 3 | Old High German | anker | anchor |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ankurō | anchor |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ankurô | anchor |
| 6 | Latin | ancōra | anchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἄγκυρα | Ancyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ang- | joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith |