Where does “kyrkoherde” come from?
kyrkoherde (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.
kyrkoherde (Swedish): a vicar
Definitions
- a vicar
Ancestry of “kyrkoherde”, step by step
kyrkoherde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kyrka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kyrka | a church |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kyrkia | church Christian house of worship |
| 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 Swedish herde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | herde | a herder, a shepherd; a boy, a lad, young man |
| 2 | Swedish | konung | king |
| 3 | Old Swedish | konunger | King |
| 4 | Old Norse | konungr | a king |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kuningaz | king |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kunją | kin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁yom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |