Frankish language

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title: Frankish language
text: Frankish, also known as Old Franconian or Old Frankish, was the West Germanic language spoken by the Franks from the 5th to 9th century. After the Salian Franks settled in Roman Gaul, its speakers in Picardy and Île-de-France were outnumbered by the local populace who spoke Proto-Romance dialects. However, many modern French words and place names, including the eventual country's name of "France", have a Frankish origin. France itself is still known in some languages by terms literally meaning t
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description: West Germanic language spoken by the Franks from the 5th to 9th century
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankish_language
date created: 2004-11-26T00:25:47Z
date modified: 2024-08-29T15:37:45Z
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