Where does “franker” come from?

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

franker (Old Swedish): (the) Franks

Definitions

  1. (the) Franks

Ancestry of “franker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefrakkar(the) Franks
2Proto-Germanicfrankôspear, javelin; a Frank
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanprAng-pole, stalk

Words derived from “franker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prAng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frankô →Every word from Old Norse frakkar →