König: meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

König comes from Proto-Indo-European.

How it developed

From Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-.

König’s family of names

In German usage, König as a surname shares a linguistic root with the English form King. In German usage, König as a surname has a related form in KOENIG. In German usage, König as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form King.

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Around the world

König has relatives in 6 languages.

15 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 10

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Across languages 5

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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