Old French words from Frankish
5 Old French words with Frankish in their history, whether borrowed directly or passed on through other languages.
bloe
It is inherited from Late Latin blāvus (“blue”), a Latin form first found in Isidore of Seville and in glosses of the 8th and 9th centuries. The Latin word is from Frankish *blāo (“blue”), according…
enrichir
It is formed from Old French en- + riche + -ir, “to make rich”. The adjective riche is from Frankish *rīkī (“rich, powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“rich, powerful”), and the FEW gives the…
haste
It is borrowed from Frankish *haist (“violence, vehemence”), the etymon the FEW, the TLFi and Bloch and Wartburg give. Wiktionary traces the Frankish word to Proto-Germanic *haifstiz (“conflict…
male
It is borrowed from Frankish *malha (“leather bag, travelling bag”). The Frankish word is reconstructed from Old High German malaha (“bag, satchel”) and Middle Dutch male (“travelling bag, chest…
troter
It is borrowed from Frankish *trottōn (“to run”), an intensive verb of the family of Old High German tretan (“to go, walk”), Old English tredan and German treten (“to tread”). The Frankish form is…