Where does “kyrkja” come from?

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

kyrkja (Old Norse): to choke, strangle

Definitions

  1. to choke, strangle

Ancestry of “kyrkja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwirkijanąto strangle
2Proto-Germanickwerkōthroat
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “kyrkja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwerkō →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwirkijaną →