English
Kirk Hammerton
Kirk Hammerton 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’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500kirkeas kyrke‘a church’
- EnglishtodayKirk Hammerton
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’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500kirkeas kyrke‘a church’
- EnglishtodayKirk Hammerton
The story
Recorded as Kyrkehamerton (1286), "Hammerton with the church", from Middle English kyrke and Old Norse kirkja + the Hamerton family.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- ‘to swell’
jail, cave, cage, cavity, hound, excavation, cyst, gaol, excavate, cumulus, cajole, caul, cavil, 42 more
through Old English ċiriċe ‘church’
Today it means
name A village and civil parish in Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4655).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- / Kirk Hammerton