English
kingward
Kingward comes from Middle English Kyng ward.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Kyng ward
- Englishearliest quotation 1660kingward
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Kyng ward
- Englishearliest quotation 1660kingward
Earliest quotation: 1660, Henry Oxinden, Charls Triumphant: “All ye that scruple to believe, untill / Your…”
Formed from king + -ward
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
Every English word from Middle English Kyng ward
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English Kyng ward / kingward