enklauw
Dutch
Etymology
There are two possible origins put forward:
- A folk etymological interpretation of Proto-Germanic *ankulaz (“ankle, hip”), which descended separately into Dutch as enkel (“ankle”).
- Equivalent to a compound of enkel (“ankle”) + klauw (“claw”), where the first part lost its suffix -kel through haplology.
Cognate with Old English anclēow.
Synonyms
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