Where does “domkyrkje” come from?

domkyrkje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kyrkje, from Old Norse kyrkja, from Proto-Germanic kwirkijaną, from Proto-Germanic kwerkō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

domkyrkje (Norwegian Nynorsk): a church serving as the spiritual and administrative centre of a diocese or bishopric; a cathedral

Definitions

  1. a church serving as the spiritual and administrative centre of a diocese or bishopric; a cathedral

Ancestry of “domkyrkje”, step by step

domkyrkje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kyrkje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkyrkjea church; Alternative spelling of kyrke
2Old Norsekyrkjato choke, strangle
3Proto-Germanickwirkijanąto strangle
4Proto-Germanickwerkōthroat
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

via Norwegian Nynorsk døm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdømthey, them
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-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwerkō →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwirkijaną →