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Where does “Kirchner” come from?

Kirchner (Spanish) comes from German Kirchner, from German kirche, 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.

Ancestry of “Kirchner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKirchner—
2Germankirche—
3Middle High Germankirchechurch
4Old High Germankirihha—
5Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
6Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
7Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
8Proto-Hellenic*kúrios—

Words derived from “Kirchner”

  • kirchnerismo
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