Where does “kirkjugarðr” come from?

kirkjugarðr (Old Norse) comes 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.

kirkjugarðr (Old Norse): cemetery

Definitions

cemetery

Ancestry of “kirkjugarðr”, step by step

kirkjugarðr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse kirkja

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	kirkja	church
2	Old English	ċiriċe	church
3	Proto-West Germanic	kirikā	church
4	Ancient Greek	κυριακόν	church
5	Ancient Greek	Κύριος	Lord
6	Proto-Hellenic	*kúrios	lord, master

via Old Norse garðr

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	garðr	a fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a...
2	Proto-Germanic	gardaz	enclosure; court, yard; garden
3	Proto-Indo-European	gʰórdʰos	hedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;...
4	Proto-Indo-European	gʰerdʰ-	to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “kirkjugarðr”

kirkegård

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →