Where does “king's man” come from?
king's man (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.
king's man (English): A Loyalist during the American Revolution, or any...
Definitions
- A Loyalist during the American Revolution, or any...
Ancestry of “king's man”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | king | A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If... |
| 2 | Middle English | king | king monarch |
| 3 | Old English | cyning | king |
| 4 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 7 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |