A Frankish identity emerged and so did their Frankish or Franconian language. The language itself is poorly attested. A notable exception is the Bergakker inscription, found near the Dutch city of Tiel, which may represent a primary record of 5th-century Frankish. Although some placenames recorded in Roman texts could arguably be considered as the oldest "Dutch" single words, like vadam (modern Dutch: wad, English: "mudflat"), the Bergakker inscription yields the oldest evidence of Dutch morphology, but there is no consensus on the interpretation of the rest of the text. COUNT 5
QSN1 What's another term for "Frankish"? ANS1 Franconian QSN2 What city is closest to the Bergakker inscription? ANS2 Tiel QSN3 To which century do some researchers attribute the Bergakker inscription? ANS3 5th QSN4 What word found in Roman writings became "wad" in modern Dutch? ANS4 vadam QSN5 What does the Dutch word "wad" mean in English? ANS5 mudflat