Where does “krosskyrkje” come from?

krosskyrkje (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.

krosskyrkje (Norwegian Nynorsk): A church with a floorplan in the shape of a cross; a cruciform church

Definitions

  1. A church with a floorplan in the shape of a cross; a cruciform church

Ancestry of “krosskyrkje”, step by step

krosskyrkje 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 kross

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkrossa cross
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwerkō →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwirkijaną →