Where does “frack” come from?
frack (Swedish) comes from German Frack, from English frock, from Middle English frok, from Old French froc, from Frankish hrokk, from Proto-Germanic hrukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European rug(')- — upper clothes, shirt.
frack (Swedish): a tailcoat
Definitions
- a tailcoat
Ancestry of “frack”, step by step
frack traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Frack
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Frack | tailcoat |
| 2 | English | frock | A dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which... |
| 3 | Middle English | frok | — |
| 4 | Old French | froc | frock |
| 5 | Frankish | hrokk | robe, tunic |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrukkaz | Alternative form of *rukkaz; robe, jacket, skirt,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | rug(')- | upper clothes, shirt |