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Where does “kronprins” come from?

kronprins (Danish) comes from Danish prins, from Middle Low German prinze, from German Prinz, from French prince, from Middle French prince, from Old French prince, from Latin prīnceps, from Latin primoceps — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

kronprins (Danish): crown prince

Definitions

  1. crown prince

Ancestry of “kronprins”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishprinsprince; prince consort
2Middle Low Germanprinze—
3GermanPrinzprince
4Frenchprinceprince
5Middle Frenchprinceprince
6Old Frenchprinceprince
7Latinprīnceps—
8Latinprimoceps—
9Latincapiō—
10Proto-Italickapiōtake
11Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
12Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
13Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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