Where does “kong” come from?

kong (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål konge, from Old Norse konungr, 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.

kong (Norwegian Bokmål): boil, carbuncle, abscess; The titular prefix...

Definitions

  1. boil, carbuncle, abscess; The titular prefix...

Ancestry of “kong”, step by step

kong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål konge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkongefantastic, great; king
2Old Norsekonungra king
3Proto-Germanickuningazking
4Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Old Norse kaun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekaunboil, abscess
2Proto-Germanic*kaunącheek
3Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →