English
Frank
Frank comes from Old English Franca ‘a Frank’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Franca‘a Frank’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Frank
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Franca‘a Frank’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Frank
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Old French Franc
Today it means
noun One of the Franks, a Germanic federation that inhabited parts of what are now France, the Low Countries and Germany.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English Franca / Frank