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.