Where does “Ridderkerk” come from?

Ridderkerk (Dutch) comes from Dutch kerke, from Middle Dutch kerke, from Old Dutch kirica, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.

Ancestry of “Ridderkerk”, step by step

Ridderkerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kerke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkerkechurch
2Middle Dutchkerkechurch
3Old Dutchkiricachurch
4Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
5Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
6Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
7Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

via Dutch riede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchriede
2Old Dutchrietreed
3Proto-West Germanichreudreed

Words derived from “Ridderkerk”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →