Etymograph

English

kingcroaker

From king + croaker.

A compound of king + croaker

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

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Proto-Germanic *kuningaz

Proto-West Germanic *kuning

Old English cening

Middle English king ‘king’

English king

Today it means

noun A weakfish, of species of genus Cynoscion.

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

Etymograph / kingcroaker