lank

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 197 words | Copyright

lank loose, flabby, hollow OE.; straight and flat XVII. OE. hlanc, f. Gmc. *ʒlaŋk-, which appears in (M)HG. lenken bend, turn aside, OHG. lancha loin, side; cf. LINK1.
Hence lanky XVII.

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