Where does “Kirchengebäude” come from?

Kirchengebäude (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.

Kirchengebäude (German): church building

Definitions

  1. church building

Ancestry of “Kirchengebäude”, step by step

Kirchengebäude 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 Gebäude

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGebäudebuilding, edifice, structure
2Middle High Germangebūwede—
3Old High Germangibūidi—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →