Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “medeltidskyrka” come from?

medeltidskyrka (Swedish) comes from Swedish medeltid, from Swedish medel, from Middle Dutch lô, from Old Dutch lō, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- — bright; to shine; to see.

medeltidskyrka (Swedish): a medieval church

Definitions

  1. a medieval church

Ancestry of “medeltidskyrka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishmedeltidMiddle Ages
2Swedishmedela means , a tool; a substance, a stuff, a medium;...
3Middle Dutchlô—
4Old Dutchlō—
5Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
6Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
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