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enklauw.

ankle

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛŋ.klɑu̯/
  1. ankle

    feminine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch anclau. There are two possible origins put forward: * A folk etymological interpretation of Proto-Germanic *ankulaz (“ankle, hip”), which descended separately into Dutch as enkel (“ankle”). * Equivalent to a compound of enkel (“ankle”) + klauw (“claw”), where the first part lost its suffix -kel through haplology. Cognate with Old English anclēow.

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