From Middle English haunche, hanche, from Old French hanche, hance, anche (compare French hanche, Italian anca), from a Germanic source, probably Frankish *hanka, from Proto-Germanic *ankijĒ, from Proto-Indo-European *ang-. Cognate with Old High German ancha, encha, einka (compare Old High German anchila, enchila, German Hanke, West Frisian hancke. More at ankle.
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