enkel
Swedish
/ˈɛŋ.kɛl/
adjective
Definitions
- simple, single; of one layer
- easy, simple; not difficult
- simple, uncomplicated
- plain, simple; containing only the most fundamental parts
- single
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish enkil borrowed from Middle Low German enkel derived from Proto-Germanic *ainkila-.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*ainkila-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- single English
- *singellus Latin
- singularis Latin
- singulus Latin
- singulāris Latin
- singolo Italian
- enkel Dutch, Flemish
- enkelbaans Dutch, Flemish
- enkeling Dutch, Flemish
- enkelspoor Dutch, Flemish
- enkelvoud Dutch, Flemish
- enkelvoudig Dutch, Flemish
- enkelzijbandmodulatie Dutch, Flemish
- enklauw Dutch, Flemish
- sendos Spanish, Castilian
- *sem- Proto-Indo-European
- *ainkila- Proto-Germanic
- beckasin Swedish
- enkelbeckasin Swedish
- sengle Old French
- singur Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- enkel Middle Dutch
- senllo Old Portuguese
- senllos Old Portuguese
- enkel Middle Low German
- enkel Old Saxon
- singur Aromanian
- enkil Old Swedish
- sengul Friulian
- senziello Old Spanish
- Enkel Low German
- séncio Ligurian
- sanglo Dalmatian