Where does “frakkar” come from?

frakkar (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic frankô, from Proto-Indo-European prAng- — pole, stalk.

frakkar (Old Norse): (the) Franks

Definitions

  1. (the) Franks

Ancestry of “frakkar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “frakkar”

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