lank
lank · lanks
A clump of lank hairA clump of lank hair.
US/ˈleɪ̯ŋk/
Meaning
1 sensesA clump of lank hair.
Origin
From Middle English lank, from Old English hlanc, from Proto-West Germanic *hlank, from PrFrom Middle English lank, from Old English hlanc, from Proto-West Germanic *hlank, from Proto-Germanic *hlankaz (“lank, thin”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleng- (“to bend, turn, wind, twist”); compare German lenken (“to turn”), Gelenk (“joint”), Old High German hlanca (“hip, side, flank”), and English link (of a chain).
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