Where does “Dorfkirche” come from?
Dorfkirche (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.
Dorfkirche (German): village church, rural church
Definitions
- village church, rural church
Ancestry of “Dorfkirche”, step by step
Dorfkirche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German kirche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kirche | church building |
| 2 | Middle High German | kirche | church |
| 3 | Old High German | kirihha | church |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kirikā | church |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κυριακόν | church |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Κύριος | Lord |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *kúrios | lord, master |
via German dorf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dorf | village rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town |
| 2 | Middle High German | dorf | village (rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town) |
| 3 | Old High German | dorf | village |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þorp | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þurpą | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | treb- | settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell |