English
Southchurch
From south + church.
Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ ~ *sh₂wén-
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Proto-Germanic *sunþrą
Proto-West Germanic *sunþr ‘southern’
Old English sūþ
Middle English south ‘south’
English south
Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- ‘to swell’
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Ancient Greek κυριακόν
Proto-West Germanic *kirikā
Old English ċiriċe
Middle English chirche ‘a church’
English church
Today it means
name A suburb of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ9085).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Southchurch