ankel

ankel

1. Alternative form of ancle

From Middle Low German ankel, enkel.

ankel m (definite singular ankelen, indefinite plural ankler, definite plural anklene)

1. (anatomy) an ankle (joint between leg and foot)

• “ankel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• okla, okle f or n

From Middle Low German ankel, enkel, from Norwegian Bokmål ankel.

• IPA^(key): /²ɑŋ.kəl/

ankel m (definite singular ankelen, indefinite plural anklar, definite plural anklane)

1. (anatomy) an ankle (joint between leg and foot)

• “ankel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• enkel

From Proto-Germanic *ankulaz.

ankel m

1. ankle
2. hip

• Middle Low German: enkel
  • Low German: Ankel
  • → Norwegian: ankel
  • → Swedish: ankel

From Middle Low German ankel, enkel.

ankel c

1. (anatomy) an ankle (joint between leg and foot)

• ankel in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• ankel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

• alken, enkla, kanel, laken

From English uncle.

ankel

1. paternal uncle; one's father's brother