lenk

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

lenk

1. singular imperative of lenken

Old High German

Alternative forms

• lenc, *link

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hlenk, from Proto-Germanic *hlenkaz (“sloped, inclined, slanted, askew, left”).

Adjective

lenk

1. left (on the left side)

Derived terms

• lenka

Descendants

• Middle High German: lenc, linc
  • German: link, links
• →⇒ Italian: sbilenco