Where does “Klosterkirche” come from?

Klosterkirche (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.

Klosterkirche (German): monastic church, monastery church

Definitions

  1. monastic church, monastery church

Ancestry of “Klosterkirche”, step by step

Klosterkirche 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 klōster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklōsterconvent, monastery, cloister
2Old High Germanklōstar
3Vulgar Latinclostrumnominative neuter singular of clōstra; accusative...
4Latinclaustruma bar, band, bolt; gate, door, bulwark; enclosure
5Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
6LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
7Proto-Italicklaudōclose
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúriosEvery word from Ancient Greek ΚύριοςEvery word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν