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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

  1. prince; prince consort

Ancestry of “prins”, step by step

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

Words derived from “prins”

  • kronprins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →