Where does “träkyrka” come from?
träkyrka (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.
träkyrka (Swedish): a wooden church
Definitions
- a wooden church
Ancestry of “träkyrka”, step by step
träkyrka 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 trä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | trä | wood; a tree; Short for slagträ |
| 2 | Old Norse | tré | tree; the mast of a ship; ree, rafter, beam |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 4 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |