An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Flanke

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2508246An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — Flanke1891John Francis Davis

​ Flanke, f., ‘flank, side,’ simply ModHG., from Fr. flanc, which, with its Rom. cognate (Ital. fianco), is derived from OHG. hlanca, ‘side’ (see lenken). For Fr. fl, from Teut. hl, see flau.

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