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Where does “Kaerich” come from?

Kaerich (Pennsylvania German) comes from Old High German kirihha, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios.

Kaerich (Pennsylvania German): Alternative form of Karich; church

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of Karich; church

Ancestry of “Kaerich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankirihha—
2Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
3Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
4Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
5Proto-Hellenic*kúrios—

Words derived from “Kaerich”

  • Kaerichhof
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →