Where does “Abteikirche” come from?

Abteikirche (German) comes from German kirche, from Middle High German kirche, from Old High German kirihha, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.

Abteikirche (German): abbey church

Definitions

  1. abbey church

Ancestry of “Abteikirche”, step by step

Abteikirche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kirche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankirchechurch building
2Middle High Germankirchechurch
3Old High Germankirihhachurch
4Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
5Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
6Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
7Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

via German Abtei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAbteiabbey
2Old High Germanabbateia—
3Latinabbatiaan abbey; vocative singular of abbātia; ablative...
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →