Where does “Königsbauer” come from?
Königsbauer (German) comes from German könig, from Middle High German künec, from Old High German kuning, from Proto-West Germanic kuning, from Proto-Germanic kuningaz, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Königsbauer (German): king's pawn
Definitions
- king's pawn
Ancestry of “Königsbauer”, step by step
Königsbauer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German könig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | könig | king |
| 2 | Middle High German | künec | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kuning | king |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kuning | king |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kuningaz | king |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kunją | kin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁yom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via German bauer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bauer | farmer male or of unspecified gender |
| 2 | German | bauen | to build; to construct; to roll a joint; to rely |
| 3 | Middle High German | būwen | to build |
| 4 | Old High German | būan | to build |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *būan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |