Where does “kirkjuendir” come from?

kirkjuendir (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.

kirkjuendir (Icelandic): plagal cadence

Definitions

  1. plagal cadence

Ancestry of “kirkjuendir”, step by step

kirkjuendir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kirkja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickirkjachurch
2Old Norsekirkjachurch
3Old Englishċiriċechurch
4Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
5Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
6Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
7Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

via Icelandic endir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicendirend, ending, conclusion
2Old Norseendirend, conclusion
3Proto-Germanicandijazend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →