Where does “aðalkirkja” come from?

aðalkirkja (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kirkja, from Old Norse kirkja, from Old English ċiriċe, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.

aðalkirkja (Icelandic): chief part of a church

Definitions

  1. chief part of a church

Ancestry of “aðalkirkja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickirkjachurch
2Old Norsekirkjachurch
3Old Englishċiriċechurch
4Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
5Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
6Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
7Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →