cuninc

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.

Noun

cuninc m

  1. king
    • early 12th century, Rhinelandic Rhyming Bible:
      nu saget mir einen kuning other greven, the an uren got wille gelouven, that se sagent, that ist gelogen, thes ist thaz arme volc bedrogen
      Mention one king or earl who wants to believe in their god, what they say is a lie, that's how the people are being deceived.

Inflection

Declension of cuninc (masculine a-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative cuninc cuninga
accusative cuninc cuninga
genitive cuninges cuningo
dative cuninge cuningon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: cōninc
    • Dutch: koning
      • Afrikaans: koning
      • Negerhollands: koning, kiniṅ
      • → Mohegan-Pequot: kunnung
      • → Sranan Tongo: kownu
        • → Lokono: kónoe
        • → Aukan: konu
        • → Kari'na: konu
    • Limburgish: keuning

Further reading

  • “kunink”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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