Anker

== Danish == === Etymology === Uncertain; appears as Ankarl in 14th century documents; possibly originally a nickname for a seasonal farm worker. === Proper noun === Anker a male given name == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German anker, from Old High German anker, ankero, from Proto-West Germanic *ankurō, from Proto-Germanic *ankurô. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʔaŋkɐ/ === Noun === Anker m (strong, genitive Ankers, plural Anker) anchor vor Anker gehen ― drop anchor Anker lichten ― raise the anchor ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ankern ==== Related terms ==== Ankerhemmung Ankerkette Ankerplatz Ankerwinde Verankerung ==== Descendants ==== → Latvian: enkurs → Lithuanian: iñkaras, añkaras → Kashubian: ãker → Polish: ankier (archaic) → Russian: а́нкер (ánker) === Further reading === “Anker” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Anker” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Anker (Gerät, Schiff, Haken)” in Duden online “Anker (Maß, Flüssigkeiten)” in Duden online “Anker”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Luxembourgish == === Noun === Anker m (plural Ankeren) anchor