Where does “slank” come from?

slank (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German schlank, from Middle High German slanc.

slank (Norwegian Bokmål): slender, slim

Definitions

  1. slender, slim

Ancestry of “slank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschlankslim, svelte
2Middle High Germanslanc—
Every word from Middle High German slanc →Every word from German schlank →
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