Words that come from Old English -nian

27 words across 6 languages descend from Old English -nian — including thickening, thicken, christen, thickener, rechristen, christener, naken, unchristen.

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English (13)

Middle English (6)

Old English (5)

Danish (1)

Norwegian Nynorsk (1)

Old Norse (1)