Etymograph

English

Kimdom

Blend of Kim (“ruling family of North Korea”) + kingdom.

A blend of Kim ‘ruling family of North Korea’ + kingdom

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to beget’

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Proto-Germanic *kuningadōmaz ‘realm’

Proto-West Germanic *kuningadōm

Old English cyningdōm ‘royal power or authority’

Middle English kingdom

English kingdom

Today it means

name North Korea.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Kimdom