Where does “konge” come from?
konge (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.
konge (Norwegian Nynorsk): king; fantastic, great
Ancestry of “konge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | kongr | king |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kuningaz | king |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kunją | kin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁yom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
Words derived from “konge”