Where does “Frensh” come from?

Frensh (Middle English) comes from Old English frencisc, from Old English Franca, from Proto-West Germanic frankō, from Proto-Germanic frankô, from Proto-Indo-European prAng- — pole, stalk.

Ancestry of “Frensh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfrenciscof the Franks, Frankish, French
2Old EnglishFrancaFrank, Frenchman; a Frank
3Proto-West Germanicfrankōspear, javelin; a Frank
4Proto-Germanicfrankôspear, javelin; a Frank
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanprAng-pole, stalk

Words derived from “Frensh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prAng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frankô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic frankō →