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Where does “Karich” come from?

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

Karich (Pennsylvania German): church

Definitions

  1. church

Ancestry of “Karich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankirchechurch
2Old High Germankirihha—
3Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
4Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
5Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
6Proto-Hellenic*kúrios—

Words derived from “Karich”

  • Karichhof
  • Kaerichhof
  • Karichesitz
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