Where does “Kerstin” come from?
Kerstin (German) comes from Swedish Kerstin, from Swedish Kristina, from Latin Christiana, from Latin Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
Ancestry of “Kerstin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | Kerstin | — |
| 2 | Swedish | Kristina | — |
| 3 | Latin | Christiana | nominative feminine singular of Chrīstiānus;... |
| 4 | Latin | Christianus | Christian; a Christian person, a Christian |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Χριστιανός | Christian |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to smear with , rub on something; to anoint with... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |