English

ankle-biter

From ankle + biter.

A compound of ankle + biter

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- ‘joint’

Proto-Germanic *ankulaz

Proto-West Germanic *ankul

Old English ancol

Middle English ankel

English ankle

Middle English biter

English biter

Today it means

noun A small child.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / ankle-biter