Feminine

Flanke

  1. (feminine) flank, side (of the body)
  2. (feminine) flank (side of the field)
  3. (especially, feminine) cross (ball from the flank towards the centre)

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈflaŋkə/
Etymology

In summary

Ca. 1600, from French flanc, from Old French flanc, from Proto-Germanic *hlankō. Doublet of now obsolete Lanke, which likely influenced the form and gender of the borrowing; analogy with Seite may also have contributed.

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