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

Definitions

  1. A clandestine church

Ancestry of “schuilkerk”, step by step

schuilkerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schuilen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschuilento take shelter; to lurk
2Middle Dutchschulento be hidden; to take shelter
3Old Dutchskūlen—
4Proto-West Germanicskūlijanto hide
5Proto-GermanicskūlijanąAlternative form of *skiulijaną

via Dutch kerk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkerkchurch, house of Christian worship; church,...
2Dutchmismass; wrong; missed, not a hit
3Middle Dutchmisurine
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