Where does “enkelrikta” come from?

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

enkelrikta (Swedish): to make one-way

Definitions

  1. to make one-way

Ancestry of “enkelrikta”, step by step

enkelrikta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish enkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishenkelsimple, single; of one layer; easy, simple; not...
2Old Swedishenkil
3Low Germanenkelankle
4Middle Low Germanenkelankle
5Old SaxonenkelAlternative form of ankel
6Proto-Germanicankulazankle; hip

via Swedish rikta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishriktato direct, to aim
Every word from Proto-Germanic ankulaz
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