Where does “kerk” come from?

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

kerk (Dutch): church, house of Christian worship; church,...

Definitions

  1. church, house of Christian worship; church,...

Ancestry of “kerk”, step by step

kerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch mis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmismass; wrong; missed, not a hit
2Middle Dutchmisurine

via Middle Dutch kerk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchkerk

Words derived from “kerk

Every word from Middle Dutch mis
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