Where does “Kirchenmusiker” come from?

Kirchenmusiker (German) comes from German Kirchenmusik, 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.

Kirchenmusiker (German): church musician male or of unspecified sex

Definitions

  1. church musician male or of unspecified sex

Ancestry of “Kirchenmusiker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKirchenmusikchurch music
2Germankirchechurch building
3Middle High Germankirchechurch
4Old High Germankirihhachurch
5Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
6Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
7Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
8Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master
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