Where does “kerspel” come from?

kerspel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch kerspel, 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.

kerspel (Dutch): parish

Definitions

  1. parish

Ancestry of “kerspel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchkerspel
2Middle Dutchkerkechurch
3Old Dutchkiricachurch
4Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
5Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
6Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
7Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios
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