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Where does “kronen” come from?

kronen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch crônen, from Middle Dutch crône, from Old Dutch corōna, from Latin corōna, from Spanish -illa, from Old Spanish -iella, from Latin -ella, from Latin -ellus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

kronen (Dutch): to coronate; to crown, adorn with a coronet,...

Definitions

  1. to coronate; to crown, adorn with a coronet,...

Ancestry of “kronen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcrônen—
2Middle Dutchcrône—
3Old Dutchcorōna—
4Latincorōna—
5Spanish-illaAdded to feminine nouns to denote a diminutive...
6Old Spanish-iellaA diminutive suffix
7Latin-ellainflection of -ellus: ## nominative/vocative...
8Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
9Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
10Proto-Italic-olos—
11Proto-Italic-elos—
12Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
13Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “kronen”

  • bekronen
  • kroning
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