coninc

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch cuninc, from Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.

Noun

cōninc m

1. king
2. leader, important person

Inflection

Strong masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	coninc	coninge
accusative	coninc	coninge
genitive	conincs	coninge
dative	coninge	coningen

Descendants

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

Further reading

• “coninc”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “coninc”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN