Kirchhof

German (Berlin)

/ˈkɪʁçˌhoːf/

noun

Definitions

(dated) graveyard

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German kirchhof (land around a church) compound from German Kirche (church) + German Hof (yard, court, farmyard, courtyard, enclosure, farm, halo, garden, palace)derived from Middle Low German kerkhof.

Origin

Middle Low German

kerkhof

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

hof English
Autohof German
Bauernhof German
Domkirche German
Dorfkirche German
Freikirche German
Gasthof German
Grabeskirche German
Hinterhof German
Hof German
Hof halten German
Hofeingang German
Hoftag German
Holzkirche German
Höfchen German
Höfling German
Innenhof German
Kirche German
Kirchenbank German
Kirchenbann German
Kirchenfenster German
Kirchenfürst German
Kirchengemeinde German
Kirchengestühl German
Kirchenlatein German
Kirchenorgel German
Kirchenpolitik German
Kirchenprovinz German
Kirchenschiff German
Kirchenstaat German
Kirchensteuer German
Kirchenvater German
Kirchgänger German
Kirchlein German
Kirchturm German
Kirchweihe German
Landeskirche German
Rasthof German
Rechnungshof German
Saalkirche German
Schlachthof German
Schlosskirche German
Stabkirche German
Tempelhof German
Vorhof German
hofieren German
höfisch German
kirchenslawisch German
kirchlich German
autokerkhof Dutch, Flemish
hof Dutch, Flemish
kerk Dutch, Flemish
kerkhof Dutch, Flemish
кирха Russian
kerkop Indonesian
kerchof Middle Dutch
kerkhof Afrikaans
hof Middle High German
kirchhof Middle High German
kerkhof Middle Low German