Where does “kirkelighed” come from?

kirkelighed (Danish) comes from Danish kirkelig, from Danish kirke, 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.

kirkelighed (Danish): ecclesiasticism, church-oriented

Definitions

  1. ecclesiasticism, church-oriented

Ancestry of “kirkelighed”, step by step

kirkelighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kirkelig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkirkeligecclesiastical, relating to the church
2Danishkirkechurch
3Old Norsekirkjachurch
4Old Englishċiriċechurch
5Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
6Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
7Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
8Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →