Where does “flank steak” come from?
flank steak (English) comes from English flank, from Middle English flanc, from Old English flanc, from Old French flanc, from Frankish hlanca, from Proto-Germanic hlankaz, from Proto-Indo-European kleng- — to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist.
flank steak (English): A beef steak cut cut from the abdominal muscles...
Definitions
- A beef steak cut cut from the abdominal muscles...
Ancestry of “flank steak”, step by step
flank steak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flank | To attack the flank of; To defend the flank of;... |
| 2 | Middle English | flanc | — |
| 3 | Old English | flanc | flank |
| 4 | Old French | flanc | side; flank |
| 5 | Frankish | hlanca | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hlankaz | flexible; bendsome; slim; slender; sleek |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kleng- | to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist |