Where does “Kerkrade” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Kerkrade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchKerkrade—
2Dutchkerkchurch, house of Christian worship; church,...
3Dutchmismass; wrong; missed, not a hit
4Middle Dutchmisurine
Every word from Middle Dutch mis →