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Where does “christlich” come from?

christlich (German) comes from Middle High German kristenlich, from Old High German kristānlīh.

christlich (German): Christian

Definitions

  1. Christian

Ancestry of “christlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankristenlich—
2Old High Germankristānlīh—

Words derived from “christlich”

  • vorchristlich
  • antichristlich
  • unchristlich
  • nachchristlich
Every word from Old High German kristānlīh →