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Where does “Christen” come from?

Christen (English) comes from Middle English cristenen, from Old English crīstnian, from Old English -nian, from Proto-West Germanic -inōn, from Proto-Germanic -inōną — Creates denominatives from nouns referring to...

Christen (English): Obsolete form of Christian

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of Christian

Ancestry of “Christen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcristenenTo baptize, christen; To make Christian; win over...
2Old Englishcrīstnian—
3Old English-niansuffix applied to nouns and adjectives to form...
4Proto-West Germanic-inōn—
5Proto-Germanic-inōnąCreates denominatives from nouns referring to...
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