Where does “köning” come from?

köning (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian kening, from 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.

köning (North Frisian): king

Definitions

  1. king

Ancestry of “köning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiankeningking
2West Germanic*kuning—
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 ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →