Where does “domkirke” come from?

domkirke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kirke, 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.

domkirke (Norwegian Bokmål): a cathedral

Definitions

  1. a cathedral

Ancestry of “domkirke”, step by step

domkirke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kirke

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

via Norwegian Bokmål dom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldomjudgement, sentence; a cathedral
2Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
3Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
4Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
5Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →