Where does “Kirche” come from?

Kirche (German) comes 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.

Kirche (German): church; an assembly

Definitions

  1. church; an assembly

Ancestry of “Kirche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankirchechurch
2Old High Germankirihhachurch
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 →