From Middle English churche-dore, chirche-dor, kurkdure, chyrchdurr, kirrkedure, from Old English ċiriċdor, ċyriċdor, equivalent to church + door. Cognate with West Frisian tsjerkedoar, Dutch kerkdeur, German Kirchentür, Danish kirkedør, Icelandic kirkjudyr.
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