Where does “ダンケルク” come from?

ダンケルク (Japanese) comes from French Dunkerque, from Dutch Duinkerke, from Dutch kerke, from Middle Dutch kerke, from Old Dutch kirica, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος — lord, master.

ダンケルク (Japanese): Dunkirk

Definitions

  1. Dunkirk

Ancestry of “ダンケルク”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchDunkerquecabinet
2DutchDuinkerke
3Dutchkerkechurch
4Middle Dutchkerkechurch
5Old Dutchkiricachurch
6Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
7Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
8Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
9Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios