dank

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Adj

1. Dark, damp and humid.
2. (figuratively) Moist and sticky, (by extension) highly potent.
3. (Internet, ironic, often) Great, awesome.
4. Expounding right-wing views in a cool way; based.

Noun

1. (uncountable) Moisture; humidity; water.
2. (uncountable) Dankness; a dark, moist and usually unpleasant atmosphere.
3. (slang, uncountable) Strong, high-quality cannabis.

Verb

To moisten, dampen; used of mist, dew etc.

Noun

A small silver coin formerly used in Persia.

Konzepte

feucht

schwächen

nasskalt

Synonyme

moist

damp

humid

clammy

wet

soggy

swampy

mildewed

dampened

moistened

moldy

musty

rainy

saturated

undried

dewy

drenched

liquid

Übersetzungen

húmedo

moite

humide

klam

nemli

rutubetli

yaş

fort

vochtig

malsano y húmedo

vochtige

pegajoso

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/dæŋk/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: danke

Verwandt mit Schwedisch: dank

Verwandt mit Isländisch: dökk

Verwandt mit Altnordisch: dǫkk

Verwandt mit Niederländisch: damp

Verwandt mit Mittelhochdeutsch: damph

In summary

From Middle English danke (“wet, damp; dampness, moisture”), probably from North Germanic, related to Swedish dank (“marshy spot”), Icelandic dökk (“pool”), Old Norse dǫkk (“pit, depression”), from Proto-Germanic *dankwaz (“dark”). However, some trace it to a West Germanic source such as Dutch damp (“vapor”) or Middle High German damph, both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *dampaz (“smoke, steam, vapor”).
Modern slang senses derived from the drug sense; compare based (“awesome, especially in a right-wing context online”) from drug terminology freebased.