Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frankô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *preng- (“pole, stalk”).

Noun

*frankô m

spear, javelin
a Frank (member of the confederation of the Franks)

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *frankô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*frankô	*frankaniz
vocative	*frankô	*frankaniz
accusative	*frankanų	*frankanunz
genitive	*frankiniz	*frankanǫ̂
dative	*frankini	*frankammaz
instrumental	*frankinē	*frankammiz

Related terms

*frankaz (“wild”)

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *frankō
- Old English: franca (“spear, javelin”), Franca (“Frank”)
  - Old English: Francan (“Franks”, plural)
    - Middle English: Franken (plural)
      - English: Frank (partially)
- Old Saxon: *Franko
  - Middle Low German: Vranke
    - German Low German: Franke
    - Plautdietsch: Fraunk
- Old Dutch: *Franko
  - Middle Dutch: Vranke
    - Dutch: Frank
- Old High German: Franko
  - Middle High German: Franke
    - German: Franke
- → Latin: francus, Franci
  - Old French: franc
    - → Middle English: *Frank (partially)
      - English: Frank
  - → Middle English: Franci
- → Latin: Francia
  - Old French: France
    - French: France
    - → English: France
Old Norse: frakki, Frakki; frakka
- Icelandic: frakki, Frakki; frakka