Where does “sjømannskirke” come from?
sjømannskirke (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.
sjømannskirke (Norwegian Bokmål): seamen's church
Definitions
- seamen's church
Ancestry of “sjømannskirke”, step by step
sjømannskirke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål kirke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kirke | church |
| 2 | Old Norse | kirkja | church |
| 3 | Old English | ċiriċe | church |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kirikā | church |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κυριακόν | church |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Κύριος | Lord |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *kúrios | lord, master |
via Norwegian Bokmål sjømann
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sjømann | a seaman |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | sjø | a sea, ocean; a lake |
| 3 | Old Norse | sjór | Alternative form of sær |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |