Where does “shank” come from?

Shank comes from Middle English schanke, from Old English scanca, from Proto-West Germanic skankō, from Proto-Germanic skankô and skankaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng-.

shank (English): The part of the leg between the knee and the...

Definitions

  1. The part of the leg between the knee and the...

Ancestry of “shank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishschankeleg, limb; shank, shin; leg fur
2Middle High Germanschenken—
3Old High Germanscenkento pur in, give drink to, water
4Proto-West Germanicskankijanto pour
5Proto-Germanicskankijanąto skew, tilt, tip; to pour
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kenǵ-to limp

Words derived from “shank”

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