Enkel

Albanian

Etymology

“Of the Enchelei tribe”, from the name of the Enchelei, an Illyrian tribe, probably related to ngjalë (from Proto-Albanian *engellā (“eel”)). *Enchelei

Proper noun

Enkel m

  1. a male given name

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɛŋkl̩]
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Etymology 1

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

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  1. (anatomy) ankle
    Synonym: Fußknöchel
Declension

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Etymology 2

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-.

Noun

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  1. grandchild
  2. grandson
Declension

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Derived terms

Further reading

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German enkel, ankel, from Old Saxon enkel, ankel, from Proto-Germanic *ankulaz.

Noun

Enkel m (plural Enkels)

  1. (anatomy) ankle

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈæŋkel/, [ˈæŋkəl]

Etymology 1

From Middle High German enkel, from Old High German ankala, from Proto-Germanic *ankulaz.

Noun

Enkel m (plural Enkelen)

  1. ankle
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German eniklīn.

Noun

Enkel m (plural Enkelen)

  1. grandson

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German eninkel, from Old High German eninchilī, from or related to Proto-Germanic *anô (“ancestor”). Compare Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛŋkəl/, [ˈɛŋkl̩]

Noun

Enkel m (plural Enkle)

  1. grandson
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