Where does “koningsmoordenaar” come from?

koningsmoordenaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch koning, from Middle Dutch cōninc, from Old Dutch cuninc — king.

koningsmoordenaar (Dutch): regicide one who kills a king

Definitions

  1. regicide one who kills a king

Ancestry of “koningsmoordenaar”, step by step

koningsmoordenaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch koning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkoningking
2Middle Dutchcōnincking
3Old Dutchcunincking

via Dutch moordenaar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmoordenaarmurderer
2Middle Dutchmordenaremurderer
Every word from Old Dutch cuninc →Every word from Middle Dutch cōninc →Every word from Dutch koning →