Derivation of "king"

This is my first posting, although I have been reading this list for several
months.

My dictionary (Webster's New World Dictionary:Third College Edition) states
that "king" is derived from a Germanic *kuningaz, analyzed as *kunja (= Eng.
kin) + -ing-. *Kunja is said to be ultimately derived from the PIE *gen- (to
beget,produce). What is the reason for doubting this? (A recent posting said
that there is no explanation for the word "king".)

Mark DeFillo
aka Druuis Belenios Ategnatos
Kredenn Geltiek Iwerzhon-meur
Kredenn Geltiek Hollvedel

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