Where does “Kirchentür” come from?

Kirchentür (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.

Kirchentür (German): church door

Definitions

  1. church door

Ancestry of “Kirchentür”, step by step

Kirchentür 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 tür

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantürdoor rigid plane on a hinge
2Old High Germanturidoor
3Proto-West Germanic*durdoor, hatch, flap
4Proto-Germanic*durz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →