Where does “prink” come from?
prink (English) comes from English prank, from Middle English pranken, from Dutch pronken, from Middle Dutch pronken — to flaunt.
prink (English): to give a wink; to wink; the act of adjusting...
Definitions
- to give a wink; to wink; the act of adjusting...
Ancestry of “prink”, step by step
prink traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | prank | A practical joke or mischievous trick; An evil... |
| 2 | Middle English | pranken | to prank; to trim; to adorn, arrange one's attire |
| 3 | Dutch | pronken | to display, to show off |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | pronken | to flaunt |
via Middle English prinken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | prinken | to wink, signal with the eye |
| 2 | Old English | princ | the twinkling of an eye, wink; a moment, instant |
Words derived from “prink”