Frankrich

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Frankreich (Moselle Franconian, rarely also Ripuarian after Standard German)

Etymology

From Middle High German Frankrīche. By surface analysis, Frank (“Frank”) +‎ Rich (“realm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʀaŋkʀiɕ/

Proper noun

Frankrich n

1. (most of Ripuarian) France (country)
   • 1869, Joseph Müller, Prosa und Gedichte in Aachener Mundart, 2nd edition, volume 1, page 109:

     Se haue lang överlad, of se noh Dütschland erenn bes Koblenz, of noh Frankrich erenn bes Paris reise saue.

     They pondered at length whether they should travel into Germany to Koblenz or into France to Paris.

   • (Can we date this quote?), “Wiss, Ruth on Bloh”, in Johannes Matthias Firmenich, editor, Germaniens Völkerstimmen – Sammlung der deutschen Mundarten in Dichtungen, Sagen, Mährchen, Volksliedern u.s.w., volume 1, sample of Düren dialect, page 479:

     Verwondert schreie all de Löck:
     Seet Frankrich, wat ä Häldestöck!

     All the people shout in bewilderment:
     Look at France, what a feat!

Related terms

• Franzus
• franzüüsch, franzüsisch

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German Frankrîke. The -ch must be due to High German influence. The forms is attested around late 16th or early 17th century (in Chronik des Landes Dithmarschen by Johann Adolfi alias Neocorus).

Proper noun

Frankrich n

1. Alternative form of Frankriek (“France”)