Flank Definition
Origin of Flank
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From Late Middle English flanc, from Old French flanc, of Germanic origin, probably Frankish *hlanca, from Proto-Germanic *hlankaz (“flexible", "to bend”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleng- (“to bend”). Akin to Old High German hlanca (“loin”), Middle High German lanke (“hip joint”) (German lenken (“to bend, turn, lead”)), Old English hlanc (“loose, slender, flaccid, lank”). More at lank.
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old English flanc from Old French flanc of Germanic origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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