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Enkel.

ankle

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛŋkəl/[ˈʔɛŋkl̩]
  1. ankle

    Germany · Northwestern · masculine · regional · strong
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˈɛŋkəl/[ˈʔɛŋkl̩]
  1. grandchild

    masculine · strong
  2. grandson

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German enikel, enenkel, eninkel, from Old High German *eninkil (attested only in diminutive Old High German eniklīn), from Proto-Germanic *aninkilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“ancestor”).

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