Bengel

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Bengel. === Proper noun === Bengel (plural Bengels) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Bengel is the 37899th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 586 individuals. Bengel is most common among White (93.34%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bengel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 136. == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German bengel, from Old High German *bengil (“club", "stick", "hammer”), from Proto-West Germanic *bangil, from Proto-Germanic *bangilaz (“club, hammer”), from Proto-Germanic *bang- (“to beat”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === Bengel m (strong, genitive Bengels, plural Bengel) (archaic) a club wielded as a weapon Synonyms: Keule, Kolbe a young rascal (derogatory or endearing) a knave, a boy Synonym: Knabe ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== bengelhaft ==== Descendants ==== → Kashubian: bëniel === References === === Further reading === “Bengel” in Duden online “Bengel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache