schanke
Middle English
/ˈʃank(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- leg, limb
- shank, shin
- leg fur
Etymology
Inherited from Old English sċanca derived from *skankō derived from Proto-Germanic *skankô.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*skankô
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- catshank English
- dogshank English
- foreshank English
- greenshank English
- midshank English
- redshank English
- shank English
- shanker English
- shankless English
- sheepshank English
- spotshank English
- schenkel Dutch, Flemish
- *(s)keng- Proto-Indo-European
- *skankô Proto-Germanic
- scanca Old English
- sċanca Old English
- sċeanca Old English
- *skankō gmw-pro
- skonk Western Frisian