Where does “slank” come from?

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

slank (Swedish): slender

Definitions

  1. slender

Ancestry of “slank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschlankslim, svelte
2Middle High Germanslanc

Words derived from “slank

Every word from Middle High German slancEvery word from German schlank
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