Where does “Kirchenmusik” come from?

Kirchenmusik (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.

Kirchenmusik (German): church music

Definitions

  1. church music

Ancestry of “Kirchenmusik”, step by step

Kirchenmusik 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 musik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmusikmusic
2Middle High Germanmūsic—
3Old High Germanmusika—
4Latinmūsica—
5Ancient Greekμουσικήnominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of...
6Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

Words derived from “Kirchenmusik”

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