Where does “kongesønn” come from?

kongesønn (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.

kongesønn (Norwegian Bokmål): king's son, prince

Definitions

  1. king's son, prince

Ancestry of “kongesønn”, step by step

kongesønn 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 Norwegian Bokmål sønn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsønna son
2Old Norsesonrson
3Proto-Germanicsunuzson
4Proto-Indo-European*suhnús—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →