Where does “prins” come from?
prins (Danish) comes 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, from Latin capiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
prins (Danish): prince; prince consort
Definitions
- prince; prince consort
Ancestry of “prins”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | prinze | — |
| 2 | German | Prinz | prince |
| 3 | French | prince | prince |
| 4 | Middle French | prince | prince |
| 5 | Old French | prince | prince |
| 6 | Latin | prīnceps | first, foremost |
| 7 | Latin | primoceps | — |
| 8 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |