Where does “Königsberg” come from?
Königsberg (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.
Königsberg (German): now known as Kaliningrad
Definitions
- now known as Kaliningrad
Ancestry of “Königsberg”, step by step
Königsberg 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 |