storfyrste.
a grand prince; historically, a male ruler of the highest princely rank, especially in Eastern Europe
Meaning & usage
a grand prince; historically, a male ruler of the highest princely rank, especially in Eastern Europe
Storfyrsten av Kyiv var rikets øverste hersker.
a grand prince; a male descendant of a Russian tsar or emperor holding the title by birth
Nikolaj Nikolajevitsj var russisk storfyrste og sønnesønn av keiser Nikolaj I.
Where this word comes from
From stor (“great”) + fyrste (“prince”), literally “great prince”. The title corresponds to Russian вели́кий кня́зь (velíkij knjázʹ, “grand prince”), likewise literally “great prince”. The first element stor (“great”) is from Old Norse stórr (“big, great”), from Proto-Germanic *stōraz (“big, large”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”). The second element fyrste (“prince”) is from Middle Low German vurste (“prince; first”), from Proto-Germanic *furistaz (“first, foremost”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- (“before”). Compare the parallel formations Norwegian Nynorsk storfyrste, Danish storfyrste, Swedish storfurste, German Großfürst and Dutch grootvorst (“grand prince”).
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