English word kingdom comes from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz (king) and Proto-Germanic -dōmaz (denoting a condition or state of the suffixed word)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*kuningaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | King. |
-dōmaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Forms nouns denoting the condition or state of the suffixed word. |
*kuningadōmaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Realm, kingdom. |
cyningdom | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Kingdom, kingly power. |
kyngdom | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | Kingdom. |
kingdom | English (en) | A realm having a king and/or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.. A realm, region, or conceptual space where something is dominant. (taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom).. |