Where does “francs” come from?
Francs comes from Old French franc, derived from Frankish Frank, ultimately from Proto-Germanic frankô and Proto-Indo-European prAng-.
francs (English): plural of franc
Ancestry of “francs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | franc | A former unit of currency of France, Belgium and... |
| 2 | French | Franc | Frank |
| 3 | Middle French | franc | franc; noble |
| 4 | Old French | Franc | — |
| 5 | Latin | francus | franc; a Frenchman; Frank, of or pertaining to... |
| 6 | Frankish | frank | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | frankô | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | prAng- | pole, stalk |