Where does “kyrkomöte” come from?

kyrkomöte (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.

kyrkomöte (Swedish): a church council

Definitions

  1. a church council

Ancestry of “kyrkomöte”, step by step

kyrkomöte 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 möte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmötemeeting; an unplanned encounter or an agreed upon...
2Old Norsemótmeeting; town-meeting; joint, juncture
3Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →