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 — lord, master.

karich (Pennsylvania German): church

Definitions

  1. church

Ancestry of “karich”, step by step

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

Words derived from “karich”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →