DANK - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)
unpleasantly cool and humid
Example: a clammy handshake; clammy weather; a dank cellar; dank rain forests
Synonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "dank" comes from Middle English danken. It started in Proto-Germanic *dankwaz. Then it appeared in Middle English danke. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Swedish: dank
- Icelandic: dökk
- Old Norse: dǫkk
- Dutch: damp
- Middle High German: damph
- Proto-Germanic: *dampaz
🧩 Fun Fact
This word's path shows how empires, trade, and scholarship spread vocabulary across continents.