Lank
/læŋk/noun
Long, thin, and often awkwardly loose or drooping in shape.
Did you know?“Lank” is an old Germanic word tied to the idea of something hanging loose or bending, not a mystical term, but it survives as a vivid bodily image in English.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*langaz
“long, drawn-out”
Old English
OE
lanc
“long, lank, lean”
Middle English
ME
lank
“long and lean; unkempt or drooping”
Modern English
English
lank
“long, thin, and often awkwardly loose or drooping in shape”