Where does “staanderkerk” come from?

staanderkerk (Dutch) comes from Dutch kerk, from Dutch mis, from Middle Dutch mis — urine.

staanderkerk (Dutch): stave church

Definitions

  1. stave church

Ancestry of “staanderkerk”, step by step

staanderkerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kerk

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

via Dutch staander

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstaandersupport beam; standard, stand
2Middle Dutchstander—
Every word from Middle Dutch mis →