Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "kingly, chiefly, race, descendant" [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturescyne(Anglo-Saxon) kuni(Frankish) kuni(Old High German) konr(Old Norse) Sources & References Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 224.