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Where does “Saalkirche” come from?

Saalkirche (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.

Saalkirche (German): aisleless church, single-nave church which...

Definitions

  1. aisleless church, single-nave church which...

Ancestry of “Saalkirche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankirche—
2Middle High Germankirchechurch
3Old High Germankirihha—
4Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
5Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
6Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
7Proto-Hellenic*kúrios—
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