Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "king" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturescyning(Anglo-Saxon) kuning(Old Dutch) kuning(Old High German) kǔnęzĭ(Old Slavic) Given Name DescendantKing(English) Surname DescendantsKnežević(Croatian) De Koning, Koning(Dutch) King(English) Koenig, König(German) Knežević(Serbian) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 311. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 224.