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
- Obsolete form of Christian
Ancestry of “Christen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | cristenen | To baptize, christen; To make Christian; win over... |
| 2 | Old English | crīstnian | — |
| 3 | Old English | -nian | suffix applied to nouns and adjectives to form... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -inōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -inōną | Creates denominatives from nouns referring to... |