cuninc

Old Dutch

Etymology

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

Noun

cuninc m

1. king

   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

	Singular	Plural
nominative	cuninc	kuninga
accusative	cuninc	kuninga
genitive	kuningis	kuningo
dative	kuninge	kuningon

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