Where does “Prins” come from?

Prins (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German prinse, from Old French prince, from Latin prīnceps, from Latin primoceps, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Prins (Plautdietsch): prince

Definitions

  1. prince

Ancestry of “Prins”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanprinse—
2Old Frenchprinceprince
3Latinprīncepsfirst, foremost
4Latinprimoceps—
5Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti →Every word from Proto-Italic kapjō →