Where does “Kirchenfürst” come from?

Kirchenfürst (German) comes from German Fürst, from Middle Low German vurste, from Old High German furisto, from Proto-Germanic furist, from Proto-Germanic furistaz, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Kirchenfürst (German): church leader

Definitions

  1. church leader

Ancestry of “Kirchenfürst”, step by step

Kirchenfürst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fürst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFürstprince
2Middle Low Germanvurste
3Old High Germanfuristoprince
4Proto-Germanicfuristat first, firstly, in the first place
5Proto-Germanicfuristazfirst, foremost
6Proto-Germanicfurifor, before; before, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German kirche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankirchechurch building
2Middle High Germankirchechurch
3Old High Germankirihhachurch
4Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
5Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
6Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
7Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-