ISO 639-3 · frkfrk
Indo-European family · extinct or historical language
Frankish
*Frenkisk
Frankish is an extinct or historical language of the Low Franconian branch (Indo-European). Wikidata describes it as “West Germanic language spoken in 5th- to 9th-century Western Europe; ancestor of the Franconian languages”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
frk- Glottocode
fran1264- Family
- Indo-European
- Wikipedia
- 38 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
—countries
3scripts
6levels in the tree
—UNESCO level
Facts
| Name | Frankish · *Frenkisk |
|---|---|
| Also called | Old Frankish, Old Franconian, Old High Franconian, Frankish language, Old Frankish language |
| All speakers | 0 |
| Written in | Elder Futhark, runes, Latin script |
| Kind | extinct or historical language |
Vitality
Wikidata has no EGIDS or UNESCO rating for Frankish yet.
family tree
From Indo-European to Frankish
The branches above Frankish, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.