Where does “królować” come from?

królować (Polish) comes from Polish Król, from Old Polish krol, from Proto-Slavic *kõrľь, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

królować (Polish): to reign

Definitions

  1. to reign

Ancestry of “królować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishKrólking
2Old Polishkrolking
3Proto-Slavic*kõrľьking
4Old High Germankarlman
5Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
6Proto-Germanickaraz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →