Where does “Kerk” come from?

Kerk (Limburgish) comes from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.

Kerk (Limburgish): church

Definitions

  1. church

Ancestry of “Kerk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
2Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
3Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
4Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

Words derived from “Kerk”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →