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"Frank" and "French" are essentially the same word: http://etymonline.com/index.php?term=French http://etymonline.com/index.php?term=French
by jdminhbg 11y ago
"Frank" and "French" are essentially the same word: http://etymonline.com/index.php?term=French http://etymonline.com/index.php?term=French
- jhbadger 11y agoYes, but that was because French as a language/culture didn't exist. The historical Franks (including Charlemagne) despite living where France is now, actually spoke Frankish, a language related to German.
- jdminhbg 11y agoGP is talking about the people, not the language. "Frank" and "French" are two English words that refer to the same-ish people living in the same-ish part of Western Europe. Saying that a particular Hindi word means "Frank" not "French" is a distinction that doesn't really make sense in context.
- zhemao 11y agoSame-ish is not the same. That's like saying Anglo-Saxon and English mean the same thing. The distinction is important because the Persians never used that word to specifically refer to Frenchmen but rather to all western Europeans.
- jdminhbg 11y agoAnglo and English do in fact mean the same thing. They're the same word, pulled into and out of different languages at different times.