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Where does “enkel” come from?

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

enkel (Swedish): simple, single; of one layer; easy, simple; not...

Definitions

  1. simple, single; of one layer; easy, simple; not...

Ancestry of “enkel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishenkil—
2Low Germanenkel—
3Middle Low Germanenkel—
4Old SaxonenkelAlternative form of ankel
5Proto-Germanicankulazankle; hip

Words derived from “enkel”

  • förenkla
Every word from Proto-Germanic ankulaz →