Where does “kerkgebruik” come from?

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

kerkgebruik (Dutch): rite

Definitions

  1. rite

Ancestry of “kerkgebruik”, step by step

kerkgebruik 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 gebruik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgebruikuse; custom, practice
2Middle Dutchgebruuc—
Every word from Middle Dutch mis →Every word from Dutch mis →Every word from Dutch kerk →