Where does “Dunkirk” come from?

Dunkirk comes from Dutch Duinkerke, composed of duin (dune) and kerk from Middle Dutch kerke, Old Dutch kirica, Proto-West Germanic kirikā, Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakon, of the lord), derived from κύριος (kurios, lord).

Ancestry of “Dunkirk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchDunkerquecabinet
2DutchDuinkerke
3Dutchkerkechurch
4Middle Dutchkerkechurch
5Old Dutchkiricachurch
6Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
7Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
8Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
9Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

Words derived from “Dunkirk

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios
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