Where does “schuilkerk” come from?
schuilkerk (Dutch) comes from Dutch schuilen, from Middle Dutch schulen, from Old Dutch skūlen, from Proto-West Germanic skūlijan, from Proto-Germanic skūlijaną — Alternative form of *skiulijaną.
schuilkerk (Dutch): A clandestine church
Ancestry of “schuilkerk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | schuilen | to take shelter; to lurk |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schulen | to be hidden; to take shelter |
| 3 | Old Dutch | skūlen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skūlijan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skūlijaną | Alternative form of *skiulijaną |