Where does “pranken” come from?

pranken (Middle English) comes from Dutch pronken, from Middle Dutch pronken — to flaunt.

pranken (Middle English): to prank; to trim; to adorn, arrange one's attire

Definitions

  1. to prank; to trim; to adorn, arrange one's attire

Ancestry of “pranken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpronkento display, to show off
2Middle Dutchpronkento flaunt

Words derived from “pranken”

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