Where does “Auelskirchen” come from?

Auelskirchen (Old High German) comes from Old High German ouwa, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Ancestry of “Auelskirchen”, step by step

Auelskirchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German ouwa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanouwa—
2Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
3Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
4Proto-Germanicagwjō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Old High German kirihha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankirihhachurch
2Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
3Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
4Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
5Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →
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