Where does “Dunkerque” come from?

Dunkerque (French) comes from Dutch Duinkerke, from Dutch kerke, from Middle Dutch kerke, from Old Dutch kirica, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.

Dunkerque (French): cabinet

Definitions

  1. cabinet

Ancestry of “Dunkerque”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Dunkerque

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios
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