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English word king comes from Proto-Germanic *kunją (kin, family, clan.) and Proto-Germanic *-ingaz (form derivative of nouns with sense of 'belonging to, coming from, descending from')
*kunją (Proto-Germanic)
Kin, family, clan.
*-ingaz (Proto-Germanic)
Forms derivatives of nouns with sense of 'belonging to, coming from, descending from'.
*kunungaz (Proto-Germanic)
cyning (Old English)
King.
kyng (Middle English)
king (English)
(UK, slang) A king skin.. (card games) A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.. (chess) The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.. A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that [...]