Where does “kingslayer” come from?
kingslayer (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.
kingslayer (English): One who kills a king
Definitions
- One who kills a king
Ancestry of “kingslayer”, step by step
kingslayer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English King
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | King | radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter K |
| 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 |
via English slayer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slayer | a killer; a murderer; someone who slays |
| 2 | Middle English | slear | — |
| 3 | Old English | slaga | a killer, a murderer, a slayer |
| 4 | Old English | slēan | to hit, strike, slay; to strike, beat, smite; to... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |