Where does “merkingdom” come from?
merkingdom (English) comes from English kingdom, from Middle English kingdom, from Old English cyningdōm, from Proto-West Germanic *kuningadōm, from Proto-Germanic kuningadōmaz, from Proto-Germanic kuningaz, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
merkingdom (English): A kingdom of merfolk
Definitions
- A kingdom of merfolk
Ancestry of “merkingdom”, step by step
merkingdom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kingdom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kingdom | A realm having a king and/or queen as its actual... |
| 2 | Middle English | kingdom | dominion, lordship, rulership; The dominion and... |
| 3 | Old English | cyningdōm | Royal power or authority; sovereignty or rule |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kuningadōm | realm, kingdom |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kuningadōmaz | realm, kingdom |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kuningaz | king |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kunją | kin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁yom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English mer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mer | A repeat unit: a structural unit which through... |
| 2 | English | polymer | A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain... |
| 3 | English | poly- | many; polymer |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |