Where does “kerkganger” come from?

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

kerkganger (Dutch): churchgoer

Definitions

  1. churchgoer

Ancestry of “kerkganger”, step by step

kerkganger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kerk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkerkchurch, house of Christian worship; church,...
2Dutchmismass; wrong; missed, not a hit
3Middle Dutchmisurine

via Dutch ganger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchgangerA pedestrian
2Middle Dutchgagnere—
Every word from Middle Dutch mis →
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