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. spear, javelin
2. 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