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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kirikā
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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Borrowed from Koine Greek κυριακὸν (δῶμα) (kuriakòn (dôma), “Lord’s (house)”), from Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios, “lord”). An example of the Greek-to-Germanic progress (possibly via a Latin intermediary) of many Christian words, it probably spread from Christianized Roman centres such as the imperial residence at Trier to the Franks and other West-Germanic-speaking groups from the fourth century onwards. It is unlikely to have been spread by the Goths, who are known to have used the term 𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌺𐌻𐌴𐍃𐌾𐍉 (aikklēsjō).
Inflection
| ōn-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *kirikā | |
| Genitive | *kirikōn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *kirikā | *kirikōn |
| Accusative | *kirikōn | *kirikōn |
| Genitive | *kirikōn | *kirikōnō |
| Dative | *kirikōn | *kirikōm, *kirikum |
| Instrumental | *kirikōn | *kirikōm, *kirikum |
Descendants
- Old English: ċiriċe
- Old Frisian: tsirke, tzirke, zerke, ziurke, kerke, karke
- Old Saxon: kirika
- Old Dutch: kirika
- Old High German: kirihha, kilihha
- Middle High German: kirche
- → Proto-Slavic: *cьrky (see there for further descendants)
References
- Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 134: “PWGmc *kirikā”
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