Etymograph

English

Kirchner

Kirchner comes from German Kirche ‘church (building)’, and goes back to Koine Greek κυριακόν.

  1. Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEκυριακόν
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*kirikānext step skipped: Old High German late
  3. Old High Germanc. 750–1050kirihha‘church’
  4. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350kirche‘a church’
  5. Germanc. 1650–presentKirche‘church (building)’
  6. German, derivedc. 1650–presentKirchner
  7. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEκυριακόν
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*kirikānext step skipped: Old High German late
  3. Old High Germanc. 750–1050kirihha‘church’
  4. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350kirche‘a church’
  5. Germanc. 1650–presentKirche‘church (building)’
  6. German, derivedc. 1650–presentKirchner
  7. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-West Germanic *kirikā

church, kirk, 3 more

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Koine Greek κυριακόν / Kirchner

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