Where does “אייניקל” come from?

אייניקל (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German enikel, from Old High German eninkil, from Proto-Germanic aninkilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

אייניקל (Yiddish): grandchild

Definitions

  1. grandchild

Ancestry of “אייניקל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanenikel—
2Old High Germaneninkil—
3Proto-Germanicaninkilaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “אייניקל”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aninkilaz →Every word from Old High German eninkil →