Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Frankisk

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

Alternative forms

• *frankisk

Etymology

From *Frankō +‎ *-isk.

Adjective

*Frankisk

1. Frankish
2. Franconian

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*Frankisk
Genitive	*Frankiskas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*Frankisk	*Frankisku	*Frankisk
Accusative	*Frankiskanā	*Frankiskā	*Frankisk
Genitive	*Frankiskas	*Frankiskeʀā	*Frankiskas
Dative	*Frankiskumē	*Frankiskeʀē	*Frankiskumē
Instrumental	*Frankisku	*Frankiskeʀu	*Frankisku
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*Frankiskē	*Frankiskō	*Frankisku
Accusative	*Frankiskā	*Frankiskā	*Frankisku
Genitive	*Frankiskeʀō	*Frankiskeʀō	*Frankiskeʀō
Dative	*Frankiskēm, *Frankiskum	*Frankiskēm, *Frankiskum	*Frankiskēm, *Frankiskum
Instrumental	*Frankiskēm, *Frankiskum	*Frankiskēm, *Frankiskum	*Frankiskēm, *Frankiskum

Related terms

• *Frankōland

Descendants

• Old English: Frenċisċ
  • Middle English: Frenkysch, Frankisch, Franche, Frankyshe, Frensche, Frankish, Franssh, Frenssh, French
    • English: French, Frankish
    • Scots: Frensche, Frenche, Freinch
• Old Frisian: *Frankisk
  • Saterland Frisian: fransk, Fransk
  • West Frisian: Frânsk
• Old Saxon: *Frankisk, *Frenkisk, frenkiski
  • Middle Low German: frenkisch, vrankisch, vrankesch, vranksch, vrankes, vrenkisch, vrenkesch, vrenksch
    • German Low German: fransk, fransch
    • → Danish: fransk
    • → Swedish: fransk
    • → Norwegian: fransk
    • → Icelandic: franska
• Old Dutch: *Frankisk
  • Middle Dutch: francsch, vrancs, vrans
    • Dutch: fransch, frans
    • West Flemish: fransch
• Old High German: *frankisc, frenkisk, frenkisc
  • Middle High German: vrenkisch, vreinkisch, vrensch, frenkisch, frensch
    • German: fränkisch