Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlankō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *hlankaz (“flexible; slim”) +‎ *-ō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxlɑŋ.kɔː/

Noun

*hlankō f(West Germanic)

a bend; curve
(anatomy) side; flank; hip

Inflection

Declension of *hlankō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hlankō	*hlankôz
vocative	*hlankō	*hlankôz
accusative	*hlankǭ	*hlankōz
genitive	*hlankōz	*hlankǫ̂
dative	*hlankōi	*hlankōmaz
instrumental	*hlankō	*hlankōmiz

Synonyms

*hlankô

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *hlanku
- Old English: *hlanc, *hlonc
  - Middle English: *lanke, lonke
    - English: lank, lonck, lunk (dialectal)
- Old Saxon: hlanka
  - Middle Low German: lanke
    - German Low German: Lank
- Frankish: *hlanka
  - Old Dutch: *hlanka, *lanka
    - Middle Dutch: lanke
      - Dutch: lank
  - → Old French: flanche f, flanc m (see there for further descendants)
    - Middle French: flanche
      - →? English: flanch, flange
- Old High German: hlanca, hlancha, lanca, lanka
  - Middle High German: lanke
    - German: Lanke (obsolete)

References

^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hlankjō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 228-9

[1] Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hlankjō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 228-9