Where does “kóngsriddari” come from?

kóngsriddari (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic riddari, from Old Norse riddari, from Middle Low German ridder, from Middle Dutch riddere, from Middle Dutch rîdere, from Old Dutch rīdere, from Old Dutch rīdan, from Proto-West Germanic rīdan — to fit, to fix, to put together.

kóngsriddari (Icelandic): kingside knight

Definitions

  1. kingside knight

Ancestry of “kóngsriddari”, step by step

kóngsriddari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic riddari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicriddariknight
2Old Norseriddariknight, mounted warrior; knight
3Middle Low Germanriddera knight, an armored professional soldier usually...
4Middle Dutchriddere
5Middle Dutchrîdere
6Old Dutchrīdere
7Old Dutchrīdanto ride
8Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
9Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
10Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Icelandic kóngur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickóngurking; glans penis
2Old Norsekongrking
3Proto-Germanickuningazking
4Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną