Where does “kirkgarth” come from?
kirkgarth (English) comes from English kirk, from Old Norse kirkja, from Old English ċiriċe, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.
kirkgarth (English): A churchyard
Definitions
- A churchyard
Ancestry of “kirkgarth”, step by step
kirkgarth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kirk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kirk | a church |
| 2 | Old Norse | kirkja | church |
| 3 | Old English | ċiriċe | church |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kirikā | church |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κυριακόν | church |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Κύριος | Lord |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *kúrios | lord, master |
via English garth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | garth | A grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | garth | A garth; Fencing; a barrier or boundary |
| 3 | Old Norse | garðr | a fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gardaz | enclosure; court, yard; garden |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰórdʰos | hedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |