Where does “kerktoren” come from?
kerktoren (Dutch) comes from Dutch toren, from Middle Dutch torre, from Old Dutch turn, from Old French Tur, from Latin Turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.
kerktoren (Dutch): steeple, church tower
Definitions
- steeple, church tower
Ancestry of “kerktoren”, step by step
kerktoren traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch toren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | toren | tower; rook; The fin or sail of a submarine |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | torre | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | turn | — |
| 4 | Old French | Tur | — |
| 5 | Latin | Turris | A river of Venetia, now called Torre |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύρρις | tower, walled city |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύρσις | tower, bastion |
via Dutch kerk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kerk | church, house of Christian worship; church,... |
| 2 | Dutch | mis | mass; wrong; missed, not a hit |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | mis | urine |
via Middle Dutch kerctoren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | kerctoren | — |