dank
English
/dæŋk/, /deəŋk/
adj
Definitions
- Dark, damp and humid.
- (figuratively) Highly potent.
- (slang) Great, awesome.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English danke (wet, moisture, damp, dampness) derived from Proto-Germanic *dankwaz (dark).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*dankwaz
Gloss
dark
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
暗, 闇, 冥
Emoji
🌑 🕶️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Docker English
- dank meme English
- danken English
- dankish English
- dankishness English
- dankly English
- dankness English
- danksome English
- meme English
- damp Dutch, Flemish
- dampbad Dutch, Flemish
- dampdruk Dutch, Flemish
- dampen Dutch, Flemish
- dampkogel Dutch, Flemish
- dampkring Dutch, Flemish
- dampvormig Dutch, Flemish
- zuurdamp Dutch, Flemish
- *dampaz Proto-Germanic
- *dankwaz Proto-Germanic
- *dimpaną Proto-Germanic
- dampen Middle English
- danke Middle English
- døkkr Old Norse
- dǫkk Old Norse
- damp Middle Dutch
- damph Old High German
- damb Old Swedish
- damba Old Swedish