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Frank
Frankish · medieval
"a member of the Frankish people"
a member of the Germanic tribe that conquered Gaul, who alone held full civil rights as free men
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franc
Old French · medieval
"free, open, honest"
broadened from the tribal name to mean free, and by extension, open and honest
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frank
English · 1300s
"open and honest in expression"
settled as the English word for open, honest speech
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