Enkel

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

Enkel m

1. a male given name

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛŋkl̩]

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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.

Enkel m (strong, genitive Enkels, plural Enkel)

1. (anatomy) ankle

   Synonym: Fußknöchel

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-.

Enkel m (strong, genitive Enkels, plural Enkel, feminine Enkelin)

1. grandchild
2. grandson

• Enkelkind
• Enkelsohn
• Enkeltochter
• Urenkel

• “Enkel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Enkel (Kind, Nachfahre)” in Duden online
• “Enkel (Knöchel)” in Duden online

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

Enkel m (plural Enkels)

1. (anatomy) ankle

• IPA^(key): /ˈæŋkel/, [ˈæŋkəl]

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

Enkel m (plural Enkelen)

1. ankle

• Knéchel

From German Enkel, from Old High German eniklīn.

Enkel m (plural Enkelen)

1. grandson

From Middle High German eninkel, from Old High German eninchilī, from or related to Proto-Germanic *anô (“ancestor”). Compare German Enkel.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛŋkəl/, [ˈɛŋkl̩]

Enkel m (plural Enkle)

1. grandson