Where does “unfrankness” come from?
unfrankness (English) comes from English unfrank, from English Frank, from French Franc, from Middle French franc, from Old French Franc, from Latin francus, from Frankish frank, from Proto-Germanic frankô — pole, stalk.
unfrankness (English): The quality of being unfrank
Definitions
- The quality of being unfrank
Ancestry of “unfrankness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | unfrank | Not frank |
| 2 | English | Frank | One of the Franks, a Germanic federation that... |
| 3 | French | Franc | Frank |
| 4 | Middle French | franc | franc; noble |
| 5 | Old French | Franc | — |
| 6 | Latin | francus | franc; a Frenchman; Frank, of or pertaining to... |
| 7 | Frankish | frank | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | frankô | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | prAng- | pole, stalk |