Where does “franska” come from?
franska (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic franskur, from Danish fransk, from Middle Low German fransch, from Old French Franceis, from Latin Franciscus, from Latin francia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
franska (Icelandic): French
Definitions
- French
Ancestry of “franska”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | franskur | French |
| 2 | Danish | fransk | French |
| 3 | Middle Low German | fransch | — |
| 4 | Old French | Franceis | — |
| 5 | Latin | Franciscus | French; Frankish |
| 6 | Latin | francia | nominative plural of francium; accusative plural... |
| 7 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |