Where does “Franci” come from?

Franci (Latin) comes from Frankish Frankō, from Proto-Germanic frankô, from Proto-Indo-European prAng- — pole, stalk.

Ancestry of “Franci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrankishFrankōa Frank
2Proto-Germanicfrankôspear, javelin; a Frank
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanprAng-pole, stalk

Words derived from “Franci”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prAng- →