Where does “stavkyrka” come from?

stavkyrka (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.

stavkyrka (Swedish): stave church

Definitions

  1. stave church

Ancestry of “stavkyrka”, step by step

stavkyrka 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 stav

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstava staff, a rod; a letter
2Old Swedishstaverstaff, cane
3Old Norsestafrstaff
4Proto-Norseᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ—
5Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →