Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Frankō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *frankô (“spear”).

    Noun

    *Frankō m

    1. a Frank

    Inflection

    Masculine an-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *Frankō
    Genitive *Frankini, *Frankan
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *Frankō *Frankan
    Accusative *Frankan *Frankan
    Genitive *Frankini, *Frankan *Frankanō
    Dative *Frankini, *Frankan *Frankum
    Instrumental *Frankini, *Frankan *Frankum
    • *frank (“courageous, free”)

    Descendants

    • Old English: Franca
      • Old English: Francan (“Franks”, plural)
    • Old Saxon: *Franko
      • Middle Low German: Vranke
        • German Low German: Franke
        • Plautdietsch: Fraunk
    • Old Dutch: *Franko
      • Middle Dutch: Vranke
    • Old High German: Franko
    • → Latin: francus, Francus (alternative case form)
    • → Latin: Francia
    This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.