Where does “Negus” come from?

Negus (German) comes from Amharic ንጉሥ, from Ge'ez ንጉሥ, from Ge'ez ነግሠ — to rule, reign.

Ancestry of “Negus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Amharic	ንጉሥ	king
2	Ge'ez	ንጉሥ	king
3	Ge'ez	ነግሠ	to rule, reign

Words derived from “Negus”

négus

Every word from Ge'ez ነግሠ →Every word from Ge'ez ንጉሥ →Every word from Amharic ንጉሥ →