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Where does “frikyrka” come from?

frikyrka (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.

frikyrka (Swedish): a free church, a denomination that is independent...

Definitions

  1. a free church, a denomination that is independent...

Ancestry of “frikyrka”, 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 →