Where does “Dunkirker” come from?

Dunkirker (English) comes from English Dunkirk, 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 — lord, master.

Dunkirker (English): A commerce raider who operated a warship in the...

Definitions

  1. A commerce raider who operated a warship in the...

Ancestry of “Dunkirker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDunkirk—
2FrenchDunkerquecabinet
3DutchDuinkerke—
4Dutchkerkechurch
5Middle Dutchkerkechurch
6Old Dutchkiricachurch
7Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
8Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
9Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
10Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master
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