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
- Fashionably elegant, posh; A fashionably elegant...
Ancestry of “swank”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | swankijaną | to cause to sway, swing |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swinkaną | to swing, bend |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sweng- | — |
Words derived from “swank”