Where does “churchway” come from?

churchway (English) comes from Old English ciricweg, from Old English ċiriċe, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.

churchway (English): A customary right of way to the parish church...

Definitions

  1. A customary right of way to the parish church...

Ancestry of “churchway”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishciricwegroad to a church
2Old Englishċiriċechurch
3Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
4Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
5Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
6Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →