Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frankō

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*frankō	*frankan
Accusative	*frankan	*frankan
Genitive	*frankini	*frankanō
Dative	*frankini	*frankum
Instrumental	*frankini	*frankum

Descendants

Old English: franca (“spear, javelin”), Franca (“Frank”)
Old High German: Franko
- German: Franke
→ Latin: francus, Franci
- Old French: franc
  - → English: Frank
→ Latin: Francia
- Old French: France
  - French: France
  - → English: France

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