Where does “crisser” come from?
crisser (French) comes from French crisse, from French Christ, from Middle French Christ, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
crisser (French): to screech, to squeak; to crunch
Definitions
- to screech, to squeak; to crunch
Ancestry of “crisser”, step by step
crisser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French crisse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | crisse | fuck!; anger; good-for-nothing |
| 2 | French | Christ | Christ |
| 3 | Middle French | Christ | Christ |
| 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 Frankish *kriskjan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankish | *kriskjan | — |