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

Enkel m (strong, genitive Enkels, plural Enkel)

1. (anatomy) ankle

   Synonym: Fußknöchel

Declension

Declension of Enkel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Enkel	die	Enkel
genitive	eines	des	Enkels	der	Enkel
dative	einem	dem	Enkel	den	Enkeln
accusative	einen	den	Enkel	die	Enkel

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

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

1. grandchild
2. grandson

Declension

Declension of Enkel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Enkel	die	Enkel
genitive	eines	des	Enkels	der	Enkel
dative	einem	dem	Enkel	den	Enkeln
accusative	einen	den	Enkel	die	Enkel

Derived terms

• Enkelkind
• Enkelsohn
• Enkeltochter
• Urenkel

Further reading

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

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

• Knéchel

Etymology 2

From German Enkel, 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 German Enkel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛŋkəl/, [ˈɛŋkl̩]

Noun

Enkel m (plural Enkle)

1. grandson