Where does “eigenkerk” come from?
eigenkerk (Dutch) comes from Dutch eigen, from Middle Dutch eigen, from Old Dutch eigan, from Proto-West Germanic aigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- — to possess, to own.
eigenkerk (Dutch): a proprietary church church (building and local congregation) that is the property of the landowner who has full authority over it, typical of the continental West-Germanic Early Middle Ages
Definitions
- a proprietary church church (building and local congregation) that is the property of the landowner who has full authority over it, typical of the continental West-Germanic Early Middle Ages
Ancestry of “eigenkerk”, step by step
eigenkerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch eigen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | eigen | own; self |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | eigen | to receive; to be required to have, to be owed;... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | eigan | to own |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aigan | to possess, to own, to have; own |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *aiganą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂óyḱe | to possess, to own |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyḱ- | to possess, to own |