Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ankijǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng-ieh₂-, from *h₂eng- (“curve, bend”).

Noun

*ankijǭ f

1. (anatomy) limb or joint (e.g. foot joint, ankle, nape of the neck, etc.)

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *ankijǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ankijǭ	*ankijōniz
vocative	*ankijǭ	*ankijōniz
accusative	*ankijōnų	*ankijōnunz
genitive	*ankijōniz	*ankijōnǫ̂
dative	*ankijōni	*ankijōmaz
instrumental	*ankijōnē	*ankijōmiz

Related terms

• *ankulaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *ankijā
  • Old High German: anka, anca, enka, enca
    • Middle High German: anke
      • German: Anke
      • ⇒? Swabian: Halsanke (second element instead possibly from Proto-Germanic *angô)
    • → Byzantine Greek: ἄντζα f (ántza, “calf (of leg)”)
• Old Norse: ekkja (“heel”)
  • Icelandic: ekkja