Where does “schwank” come from?

schwank (German) comes from German schwanken, from Middle High German swanken.

schwank (German): flexible, fluctuating

Definitions

  1. flexible, fluctuating

Ancestry of “schwank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwankento fluctuate; to vary; to waver; to shake; to...
2Middle High Germanswanken—
Every word from Middle High German swanken →Every word from German schwanken →