Where does “prinsregent” come from?
prinsregent (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål prins, 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 — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
prinsregent (Norwegian Bokmål): a prince regent
Definitions
- a prince regent
Ancestry of “prinsregent”, step by step
prinsregent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål prins
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | prins | a prince |
| 2 | Old Norse | prinz | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | prinse | — |
| 4 | Old French | prince | prince |
| 5 | Latin | prīnceps | first, foremost |
| 6 | Latin | primoceps | — |
| 7 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Norwegian Bokmål regent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | regent | a regent, monarch, ruler |
| 2 | Latin | regēns | ruling, governing |
| 3 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |