Where does “frak” come from?

frak (Polish) comes from Old French froc, from Frankish hrokk, from Proto-Germanic hrukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European rug(')- — upper clothes, shirt.

frak (Polish): tailcoat

Definitions

  1. tailcoat

Ancestry of “frak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfrocfrock
2Frankishhrokkrobe, tunic
3Proto-GermanichrukkazAlternative form of *rukkaz; robe, jacket, skirt,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrug(')-upper clothes, shirt

Words derived from “frak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rug(')- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrukkaz →Every word from Frankish hrokk →