Where does “stavkirke” come from?
stavkirke (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.
stavkirke (Norwegian Bokmål): stave church
Definitions
- stave church
Ancestry of “stavkirke”, step by step
stavkirke 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 stav
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | stav | imperative of stave; staff |