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Where does “könink” come from?

könink (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon 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.

könink (Middle Low German): king

Definitions

  1. king

Ancestry of “könink”, step by step

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

Words derived from “könink”

  • ķēniņiene
  • ķēniņš
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