Where does “ikereke” come from?

ikereke (Phuthi) comes from Afrikaans kerk, from Dutch kerk, from Dutch mis, from Middle Dutch mis — urine.

ikereke (Phuthi): church

Definitions

  1. church

Ancestry of “ikereke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanskerkchurch
2Dutchkerkchurch, house of Christian worship; church,...
3Dutchmismass; wrong; missed, not a hit
4Middle Dutchmisurine
Every word from Middle Dutch mis →