Where does “Kirchlein” come from?
Kirchlein (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.
Kirchlein (German): Diminutive of Kirche
Ancestry of “Kirchlein”, step by step