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Where does “Dunkerque” come from?

Dunkerque (English) comes from French Dunkerque, from Dutch Duinkerke, from Dutch kerke, from Middle Dutch kerke, from Old Dutch kirica, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος.

Ancestry of “Dunkerque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchDunkerque—
2DutchDuinkerke—
3Dutchkerkechurch
4Middle Dutchkerkechurch
5Old Dutchkiricachurch
6Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
7Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
8Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
9Proto-Hellenic*kúrios—
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