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How to spell ankle
Ankle is spelled A-N-K-L-E.
What it means: The joint connecting the foot to the leg.
In a sentence: I twisted my ankle while playing soccer.
Same family: ankles, anklet, anklebone, sprain, joint. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.
Where it comes from: Ankle comes from Old English "ancleow" or "ancol," meaning the joint of the foot, and is related to words in Old Norse and German for joints and bends. Over time, the spelling and pronunciation changed, but it has always referred to the same part of the body.
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