Where does “franking” come from?

franking (English) comes from English frank, from Old French franc, from Latin Francus, from Frankish Franko, from Proto-Germanic frankô, from Proto-Indo-European prAng- — pole, stalk.

franking (English): A device or marking such as postage stamp,...

Definitions

  1. A device or marking such as postage stamp,...

Ancestry of “franking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfrankhonest, especially in a manner that seems...
2Old FrenchfrancFrench; free; noble; of noble descent
3LatinFrancusFrank; Frank, French; a Frank
4FrankishFrankoa Frank
5Proto-Germanicfrankôspear, javelin; a Frank
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanprAng-pole, stalk
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