Where does “kerke” come from?

kerke (Dutch) comes 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.

kerke (Dutch): church

Definitions

  1. church

Ancestry of “kerke”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kerke

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