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Old English cyning (cognate)
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Middle High German künec (inherited)
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Middle Low German köninc (cognate)
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Proto-West Germanic *kuning (inherited)
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Old High German kuning (inherited)
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Old High German kunig (mention)
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Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (root)
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Russian князь (cognate)
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Bavarian Kini (cognate)
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North Frisian köning (cognate)
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Central Franconian Künning (cognate)
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Alemannic German Künig (cognate)
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Pennsylvania German Keenich (cognate)
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Pennsylvania German Kaynich (cognate)