Where does “leodcyning” come from?

leodcyning (Old English) comes from Old English cyning, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

leodcyning (Old English): king, ruler

Definitions

  1. king, ruler

Ancestry of “leodcyning”, step by step

leodcyning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English cyning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcyningking
2Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
3Proto-West Germanictūnfence
4Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
5Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
6Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Old English lēod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlēodchief, man; man, person; people, nation
2Proto-West Germanic*liudiman, person
3Proto-Germanicliudīzman, person
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Gaulish dunum →
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