König

Etymology
From, from (rarer ), from , from.

The development Old High German -ning → later -nig is regular (see ). The modern vocalism -ö- is chiefly Central and Low German; compare 🇨🇬, from 🇨🇬.

Cognate with 🇨🇬 (whence 🇨🇬), 🇨🇬 (whence 🇨🇬), 🇨🇬 (whence e.g. 🇨🇬). The word was borrowed into non-Germanic languages in Proto-Germanic times: 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) king

Usage notes

 * Together with proper nouns, the genitive can be König[e]s with uninflected proper noun (e.g. Königs Wilhelm) or less common uninflected König with inflected proper noun as if the noun König were part of a name (e.g. König Wilhelms).

Declension
Note: The long genitive form Königes lost popularity by the mid-19th century.

Etymology
Borrowed from, from. Cognates include 🇨🇬. .

Noun

 * 1) king