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 — lord, master.

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

frikyrka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kyrka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkyrkaa church
2Old Swedishkyrkiachurch Christian house of worship
3Old Norsekirkjachurch
4Old Englishċiriċechurch
5Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
6Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
7Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
8Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

via Swedish fri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfrifree, unconstrained; free, not imprisoned,...
2Middle Low Germanvrīfree
3Old Saxonfrīfree
4Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
5Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

Words derived from “frikyrka”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →