Etymology of the English word flank
the English word
flankderived from the Old French word
flancderived from the Frankish root
*hlankaDate
The earliest known usage of flank in English dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in English
flanker,
outflank,
flanked,
flankingCognates
Dutch
flank, French
flanc, German
Flanke, Italian
fianco, Lithuanian
flangas, Norwegian
flanke, Portuguese
flanco, Russian
флaнг, Spanish
flanco, Swedish
flankUsage
Word found in Modern English
