Where does “Karichesitz” come from?

Karichesitz (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Karich, 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 — lord, master.

Karichesitz (Pennsylvania German): pew

Definitions

  1. pew

Ancestry of “Karichesitz”, step by step

Karichesitz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German Karich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanKarichchurch
2Middle High Germankirchechurch
3Old High Germankirihhachurch
4Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
5Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
6Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
7Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

via Pennsylvania German Sitz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanSitzseat
2Middle High Germansiz—
3Old High Germansiz—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →