Etymology

Frankland

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Today it means: The land or realm of the Franks. Full definition →

Middle English Fronc-lond ← Old English Francland
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  1. Old English · inherited fromFrancland“Land of the Franks, France”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromFronc-lond
  3. English todayFrankland

From Middle English Fronc-lond, from Old English Francland (“Land of the Franks, France”). Cognate with Icelandic Frakkland (“France”). Frank + land.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.