Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “küniclīn” come from?

küniclīn (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German künic, 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.

Ancestry of “küniclīn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankünicking
2Old High Germankuningking
3Proto-West Germanickuningking
4Proto-Germanickuningazking
5Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “küniclīn”

  • Kralik
  • Králík
  • králík
  • králice
  • královrah
  • Král
  • král
  • královna
  • kral
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