English
Kirk
Kirk comes from Old Norse kirkja ‘church’, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios ‘lord, master’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- ‘to swell’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱewh₁-‘to swell’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱuh₁ryósreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kúrios‘lord, master’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκῡ́ριοςkū́rios
- Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEκῡριακόςkūriakós
- Koine Greek, derivedc. 300 BCE–600 CEκῡρῐᾰκόνkūrĭăkón
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*kirikāreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ċiriċe‘church’
- Old Norsec. 800–1350kirkja‘church’
- Northern Middle Englishmodernkirke‘a church’
- Englishearliest quotation 2015Kirk
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱewh₁-‘to swell’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱuh₁ryósreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kúrios‘lord, master’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκῡ́ριοςkū́rios
- Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEκῡριακόςkūriakós
- Koine Greek, derivedc. 300 BCE–600 CEκῡρῐᾰκόνkūrĭăkón
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*kirikāreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ċiriċe‘church’
- Old Norsec. 800–1350kirkja‘church’
- Northern Middle Englishmodernkirke‘a church’
- Englishearliest quotation 2015Kirk
Earliest quotation: 2015, Alexandra Jaffe, First on CNN: New Rove-linked group spends $2M to boost GOP : “One Nation, a new 501(c)4 linked to the Karl-Rove-backed…”
The story
The sense meaning fellatio as well as the verb are derived from the shooting of Charlie Kirk, as he was shot in the neck (‘fellatio’).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- ‘to swell’
jail, cave, cage, cavity, excavation, hound, cyst, gaol, excavate, cumulus, cajole, caul, cavil, 42 more
through Old English ċiriċe ‘church’
Today it means
name The Church of Scotland.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- / Kirk