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Where does “antiking” come from?

antiking (English) comes from English King, from Middle English king, from Old English cyning, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom — smoke; mist, haze.

antiking (English): One who declares himself king in opposition to a...

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  1. One who declares himself king in opposition to a...

Ancestry of “antiking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKing—
2Middle Englishkingking
3Old Englishcyningking
4Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
5Proto-West Germanictūnfence
6Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
7Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
8Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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