Where does “koningstiran” come from?

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

koningstiran (Dutch): a kingbird; any tyrant flycatcher of the genus Tyrannus

Definitions

  1. a kingbird; any tyrant flycatcher of the genus Tyrannus

Ancestry of “koningstiran”, step by step

koningstiran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch koning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkoningking
2Middle Dutchcōnincking
3Old Dutchcunincking

via Dutch tiran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtirantyrant, absolute ruler of an Ancient polis;...
2Latintyrannusruler, monarch; tyrant, despot
3Ancient Greekτύραννοςabsolute ruler (originally applied to the Lydian king)

Words derived from “koningstiran”

Every word from Old Dutch cuninc →