Where does “swank” come from?

swank (English) comes from Proto-Germanic swankijaną, from Proto-Germanic swinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sweng-.

swank (English): Fashionably elegant, posh; A fashionably elegant...

Definitions

  1. Fashionably elegant, posh; A fashionably elegant...

Ancestry of “swank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswankijanąto cause to sway, swing
2Proto-Germanicswinkanąto swing, bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweng-—

Words derived from “swank”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swinkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic swankijaną →