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

spear, javelin
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

Related terms

*frank (“courageous, free”)

Descendants

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

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