One of the mysteries of the English language finally explained.
God or Christ, viewed as the king of heaven.
Old English; earliest use found in The Blickling Homilies. Cognate with or formed similarly to Old Saxon heƀankuning from the Germanic base of heaven + the Germanic base of king. Compare Old Frisian himilkoning, Old Saxon himilkuning, Old High German himelchuning (Middle High German himilkünec, early modern German himmelskönig), and post-classical Latin rex caeli, rex caelorum, Old French rei del ciel. Compare King of heaven.
heaven king/ˈhɛvn ˌkɪŋ/
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