Where does “Kirkburn” come from?
Kirkburn (Scots) comes from Scots kirk, from Norwegian Nynorsk kyrke, from Old Norse kirkja, from Old English ċiriċe, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.
Ancestry of “Kirkburn”, step by step
Kirkburn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scots kirk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | kirk | church; temple; to bring to church for burial |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | kyrke | to strangle |
| 3 | Old Norse | kirkja | church |
| 4 | Old English | ċiriċe | church |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kirikā | church |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κυριακόν | church |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Κύριος | Lord |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *kúrios | lord, master |
via Scots burn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | burn | A small river |
| 2 | Middle English | bourne | A stream or river; a watercourse regardless of size |
| 3 | Old English | burna | stream |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | brunnō | well, spring |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brunnô | source; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰréh₁wr̥ | well, spring, source |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |