Where does “kerkvorst” come from?

kerkvorst (Dutch) comes from Dutch vorst, from Middle Dutch vorst, from Old Dutch frost, from Proto-West Germanic *frost, from Proto-Germanic frustaz, from Proto-Indo-European prustós — frost.

kerkvorst (Dutch): prelate

Definitions

  1. prelate

Ancestry of “kerkvorst”, step by step

kerkvorst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vorst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvorstThe generic term for prince, monarch, ruler; A...
2Middle Dutchvorstfrost, icy cold
3Old Dutchfrost—
4Proto-West Germanic*frost—
5Proto-Germanicfrustazcold; frost; freezing weather; frost; rime
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprustósfrost

via Dutch kerk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkerkchurch, house of Christian worship; church,...
2Dutchmismass; wrong; missed, not a hit
3Middle Dutchmisurine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prustós →
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