1. Etymology of the French word flanc
the Old French word flanc
derived from the Frankish root *hlanka
Date
The earliest known usage of flanc in French dates from the 11th century.Derivations in French
efflanqué, flanchet, flanquer, serre-flanc, afflanquer, tire-au-flanc, flanconadeDerivations in other languages
English flank, German Flanke, Italian fianco, Portuguese flanco, Romanian flancCognates
Dutch flank, English flank, German Flanke, Italian fianco, Lithuanian flangas, Norwegian flanke, Portuguese flanco, Russian флaнг, Spanish flanco, Swedish flankUsage
Word found in Old French2. Etymology of the French word flanc
derived from the French word flanc