Where does “kerk” come from?

kerk (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch kerk, from Dutch mis, from Middle Dutch mis — urine.

kerk (Afrikaans): church

Definitions

  1. church

Ancestry of “kerk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkerkchurch, house of Christian worship; church,...
2Dutchmismass; wrong; missed, not a hit
3Middle Dutchmisurine

Words derived from “kerk”

Every word from Middle Dutch mis →Every word from Dutch mis →Every word from Dutch kerk →