Where does “Zank” come from?

Zank (German) comes from German zanken, from Middle High German zanken.

Zank (German): row, argument, quarrel

Definitions

  1. row, argument, quarrel

Ancestry of “Zank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanzankenTo dispute; To scold
2Middle High Germanzanken—

Words derived from “Zank”

Every word from Middle High German zanken →Every word from German zanken →