Where does “Franc” come from?

Franc (French) comes from Middle French franc, from Old French Franc, from Latin francus, from Frankish frank, from Proto-Germanic frankô, from Proto-Indo-European prAng- — pole, stalk.

Franc (French): Frank

Definitions

  1. Frank

Ancestry of “Franc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchfrancfranc; noble
2Old FrenchFrancFrench
3Latinfrancusfranc; a Frenchman; Frank, of or pertaining to...
4Frankishfrank—
5Proto-Germanicfrankôspear, javelin; a Frank
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanprAng-pole, stalk

Words derived from “Franc”

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