Proto-Germanic *kuninga- is formed on *kunja- with the reconstructed suffix *-inga-/-unga-; this main-spine edge follows the lexical base while a parallel graph edge preserves the suffix.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 1047derivationestablished
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*kuninga-
king; lineage-member title formation
OPEN NODE 1050 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Germanic · Proto-Germanic · kin lineage base*kunja-
lineage, family, kin, descent, or people
OPEN NODE 1051 ↗01
THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE
A lineage or kin term produces a person-title. EWA glosses the original formation as a member of a noble lineage; Meli proposes one who brings distinction to the lineage.
A reconstructed morphological relationship, not one dated coronation or political event.
Rosemarie Lühr · Marcello Meli
established — The kin-base derivation is supported independently by EWA and American Heritage; the precise original social interpretation remains an open dispute.
reviewed
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CITATION REGISTER
SOURCES ON THIS EDGE
Kuning — Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Althochdeutschen VColumn 885: *-inga-/*-unga- from *kunja- and original gloss
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Directly analyzes the title as a suffixed derivative of the lineage noun.
Indo-European Root genə-genə-, zero-grade *gn̥ə-yo-: Germanic *kunjam and *kuningaz
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently places king and kin under the same Germanic family base.
Nota sull’etimologia di germanico *kuningazRepository abstract
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes a competing original semantic interpretation while retaining the lineage analysis.
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EDITORIAL REUSE