Where does “Kirchenfenster” come from?

Kirchenfenster (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.

Kirchenfenster (German): church window, stained glass window

Definitions

  1. church window, stained glass window

Ancestry of “Kirchenfenster”, step by step

Kirchenfenster 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 Fenster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFensterwindow; time frame
2Middle High Germanvensterwindow
3Old High Germanfenstarwindow
4Proto-West Germanic*fenestrwindow
5Latinfenestraa window, an opening for light; a breach; a...
6Etruscan*𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →