Enkel

Meaning

ankle

Concepts

grandson

grandchild

grandchildren

granddaughter

descendant

god

Synonyms

Enkelsohn

Enkelkind

Kindeskind

Enkelin

Enkelkinder

Großkind

Großsohn

Translations

petit-fils

nieto

nipote

kleinzoon

neto

nét

εγγονός

torun

nepos

erkek torun

حفيد

felen

petit-enfant

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

änggel

Basel-Landschaft

groossbueb

Basel-Landschaft

grooss’soon

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɛŋkl̩]

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: enkel

Inherited from Old High German: enkil

Cognate with Dutch: enkel

Cognate with English: ankle

Inherited from Middle High German: enikel

Inherited from Old High German: *eninkil

Cognate with Old High German: eniklīn

In summary

From Middle High German enkel, from Old High German enkil, enchil, Proto-West Germanic *ankil, *ankul, from Proto-Germanic *ankulaz (“ankle”). Cognate with Dutch enkel, English ankle.