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Where does “kuningduom” come from?

kuningduom (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic kuningadōmaz, 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.

Ancestry of “kuningduom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickuningadōmazrealm, kingdom
2Proto-Germanickuningazking
3Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “kuningduom”

  • koningdom
  • koninghdom
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