Where does “Christiansen” come from?
Christiansen is a Danish patronymic surname derived from Christian, which combines the Greek Χριστιανός and Latin -ius suffix with the Proto-Indo-European word for son.
Ancestry of “Christiansen”, step by step
Christiansen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish Christiansen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | Christiansen | — |
| 2 | Danish | Christian | — |
| 3 | Latin | Christiānus | Christian |
| 4 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via Norwegian Christiansen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian | Christiansen | — |
| 2 | Norwegian | Christian | — |
| 3 | Latin | Christianus | Christian; a Christian person, a Christian |
| 4 | Latin | -ianus | Enlarged form of -ānus, especially frequent in... |
| 5 | Latin | -anus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
| 6 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |