Enkel
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
“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 edit
Enkel m
- a male given name
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
Enkel m (strong, genitive Enkels, plural Enkel)
- (anatomy) ankle
- Synonym: Fußknöchel
Declension edit
Etymology 2 edit
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 edit
Enkel m (strong, genitive Enkels, plural Enkel, feminine Enkelin)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Enkel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Enkel (Kind, Nachfahre)” in Duden online
- “Enkel (Knöchel)” in Duden online
German Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German enkel, ankel, from Old Saxon enkel, ankel, from Proto-Germanic *ankulaz.
Noun edit
Enkel m (plural Enkels)
Luxembourgish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German enkel, from Old High German ankala, from Proto-Germanic *ankulaz.
Noun edit
Enkel m (plural Enkelen)
Synonyms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From German Enkel, from Old High German eniklīn.
Noun edit
Enkel m (plural Enkelen)
Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German eninkel, from Old High German eninchilī, from or related to Proto-Germanic *anô (“ancestor”). Compare German Enkel.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Enkel m (plural Enkle)