Where does “Karichhof” come from?
Karichhof (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.
Karichhof (Pennsylvania German): churchyard; cemetery
Definitions
- churchyard; cemetery
Ancestry of “Karichhof”, step by step
Karichhof traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pennsylvania German Karich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania German | Karich | church |
| 2 | Middle High German | kirche | church |
| 3 | Old High German | kirihha | church |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kirikā | church |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κυριακόν | church |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Κύριος | Lord |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *kúrios | lord, master |
via Pennsylvania German Hof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania German | Hof | yard; farm place |
| 2 | Old High German | hof | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *hof | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hufą | hill, elevated place; house, hall, estate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keup- | to arch, bend, buckle; a hollow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keu- | bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright |