Where does “kyrkorgel” come from?
kyrkorgel (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.
kyrkorgel (Swedish): a church organ
Definitions
- a church organ
Ancestry of “kyrkorgel”, step by step
kyrkorgel 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 orgel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | orgel | an organ |
| 2 | German | orgel | inflection of orgeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | orgel | — |
| 4 | Old High German | orgela | — |
| 5 | Latin | organa | an organ; nominative plural of organum;... |
| 6 | Latin | organum | an implement, instrument, tool; any musical... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὄργανον | instrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |