Where does “kirke” come from?

kirke (Danish) comes from Old Norse kirkja, from Old English ċiriċe, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.

kirke (Danish): church

Definitions

  1. church

Ancestry of “kirke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekirkjachurch
2Old Englishċiriċechurch
3Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
4Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
5Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
6Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

Words derived from “kirke

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúriosEvery word from Ancient Greek ΚύριοςEvery word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν
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