Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Frankisk

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Alternative forms

*frankisk

Etymology

From *Frankō +‎ *-isk.

Adjective

*Frankisk

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*Frankisk
Genitive	*Frankiskas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*Frankisk	*Frankisku	*Frankisk
Accusative	*Frankiskanā	*Frankiskā	*Frankisk
Genitive	*Frankiskas	*Frankiskeʀā	*Frankiskas
Dative	*Frankiskumē	*Frankiskeʀē	*Frankiskumē
Instrumental	*Frankisku	*Frankiskeʀu	*Frankisku
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*Frankiskē	*Frankiskō	*Frankisku
Accusative	*Frankiskā	*Frankiskā	*Frankisku
Genitive	*Frankiskeʀō	*Frankiskeʀō	*Frankiskeʀō
Dative	Frankiskēm, Frankiskum	Frankiskēm, Frankiskum	Frankiskēm, Frankiskum
Instrumental	Frankiskēm, Frankiskum	Frankiskēm, Frankiskum	Frankiskēm, Frankiskum

Related terms

*Frankōland

Descendants

Old English: Frenċisċ
- Middle English: Frenkysch, Frankisch, Franche, Frankyshe, Frensche, Frankish, Franssh, Frenssh, French
  - English: French, Frankish
  - Scots: Frensche, Frenche, Freinch
Old Frisian: *Frankisk
- Saterland Frisian: fransk, Fransk
- West Frisian: Frânsk
Old Saxon: *Frankisk, *Frenkisk, frenkiski
- Middle Low German: frenkisch, vrankisch, vrankesch, vranksch, vrankes, vrenkisch, vrenkesch, vrenksch
  - German Low German: fransk, fransch
  - → Danish: fransk
  - → Swedish: fransk
  - → Norwegian: fransk
  - → Icelandic: franska
Old Dutch: *Frankisk
- Middle Dutch: francsch, vrancs, vrans
  - Dutch: fransch, frans
  - West Flemish: fransch
Old High German: *frankisc, frenkisk, frenkisc
- Middle High German: vrenkisch, vreinkisch, vrensch, frenkisch, frensch
  - German: fränkisch