Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “domkyrka” come from?

domkyrka (Swedish) comes from Swedish kyrka, from Old Swedish kyrkia, 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.

domkyrka (Swedish): a cathedral

Definitions

  1. a cathedral

Ancestry of “domkyrka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkyrkaa church
2Old Swedishkyrkia—
3Old Norsekirkjachurch
4Old Englishċiriċechurch
5Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
6Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
7Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
8Proto-Hellenic*kúrios—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →