French words from Frankish
5 French words with Frankish in their history, whether borrowed directly or passed on through other languages.
canif
It is probably borrowed from Frankish *knif (“knife”), reconstructed from Old Norse knífr, which gave late Old English cnīf and English knife. Because of the age of the French words and the area…
gué
According to the TLFi, Rey, the Grand Robert and the GLLF it is borrowed from Frankish *wad (“ford”), reconstructed from Old High German wat and Middle Dutch wat, with the usual change of Germanic…
halle
It is inherited from Old French hale, borrowed from Frankish *halla (“large covered place”), reconstructed from Old High German halla and Middle High German halle (modern German Halle). Wiktionary…
houx
It is inherited from Old French hos, borrowed from Frankish *hulis (“holly”), reconstructed from Old High German hulis, later “huls”, and Middle Dutch huls. Compare German Hülse and English holly.
malle
It is inherited from Old French male (“leather bag, travelling chest”), borrowed from Frankish *malha (“leather bag”), reconstructed from Old High German malha (“satchel”) and Middle Dutch male…