schlank
German (Berlin)
/ʃlaŋk/
adj
Definitions
- slim, svelte
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *kerḱ- (become thin, wane).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kerḱ-
Gloss
become thin, wane
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gracilis English
- cracens Latin
- gracilentus Latin
- gracilipes Latin
- gracilis Latin
- gracilitarsis Latin
- graciliter Latin
- Gerte German
- Schlankheit German
- gertenschlank German
- voll German
- vollschlank German
- gracile Italian
- slank Dutch, Flemish
- slanken Dutch, Flemish
- volslank Dutch, Flemish
- gracile French
- grácil Spanish, Castilian
- *kerḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- slank Norwegian Bokmål
- slank Norwegian Nynorsk
- कृश Sanskrit
- graisle Old French
- kurus Indonesian
- slanc Middle Dutch
- slank Afrikaans
- slanc Middle High German
- gracil Middle French
- kisa Pali
- *kr̥ćás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *kr̥śás Proto-Indo-Aryan
- ಕೃಶ Kannada