Where does “kong” come from?

kong (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse kongr, 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 Nynorsk): boil, carbuncle, abscess; The titular prefix...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “kong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekongrking
2Proto-Germanickuningazking
3Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
5Proto-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 →