English

Vowchurch

Vowchurch comes from Middle English Fowchirche.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

A compound of fou ‘multicoloured’ + chirche ‘church’

Proto-Germanic *faihaz

Proto-West Germanic *faih

Old English fāh

Middle English fou ‘multicoloured’

Ancient Greek κυριακόν

Proto-West Germanic *kirikā ‘church’

Old English ċiriċe ‘church’

Middle English chirche ‘church’

Every English word from Middle English Fowchirche

name A village and civil parish (served by Vowchurch (and District) Group Parish Council) in south-west Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO3636).

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