Where does “prins” come from?
prins (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse prinz, from Middle Low German prinse, from Old French prince, from Latin prīnceps, from Latin primoceps, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
prins (Norwegian Bokmål): a prince
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Ancestry of “prins”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | prinz | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | prinse | — |
| 3 | Old French | prince | prince |
| 4 | Latin | prīnceps | first, foremost |
| 5 | Latin | primoceps | — |
| 6 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |