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Where does “krone” come from?

krone (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse krúna, from Middle Low German krōne, from Latin corōna, from Spanish -illa, from Old Spanish -iella, from Latin -ella, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

krone (Norwegian Nynorsk): krone; krona; crown

Definitions

  1. krone; krona; crown

Ancestry of “krone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekrúna—
2Middle Low Germankrōne—
3Latincorōna—
4Spanish-illaAdded to feminine nouns to denote a diminutive...
5Old Spanish-iellaA diminutive suffix
6Latin-ellainflection of -ellus: ## nominative/vocative...
7Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
8Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
9Proto-Italic-olos—
10Proto-Italic-elos—
11Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
12Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “krone”

  • kronidiot
  • kronprins
  • kroning
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