Where does “kirche” come from?

kirche (Middle High German) comes from Old High German kirihha, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.

kirche (Middle High German): church

Definitions

  1. church

Ancestry of “kirche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankirihhachurch
2Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
3Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
4Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
5Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

Words derived from “kirche”

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