Uncommon
Frankish language
West Germanic language spoken by the Franks from the 5th to 10th centuries
Frankish language
Frankish (reconstructed Frankish: *Frankisk), also known as Old Franconian or Old Frankish, was the West Germanic language spoken by the Franks between the 4th and 8th centuries. Between the 5th and 9th centuries, the Frankish spoken by the Salian Franks in the Low Countries evolved into Old Dutch (Old Low Franconian). The Salian Franks who settled in Gaul were eventually subsumed by the local Gallo-Roman populace, who spoke Proto-Romance dialects, e.g. Old French. However, a number of modern French words and place names, including the country name "France", have a Frankish (i.e. Germanic) origin. France itself is still known by terms meaning "Frankish Realm" in numerous languages, e.g. German (which uses Frankreich). The Old Frankish language is poorly attested and mostly reconstructed from Frankish loanwords in Old French, and from Old Dutch, as recorded in the 6th to 12th centuries. A notable exception is the Bergakker inscription, which may represent a primary record of 5th-century...
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