Where does “keresztre feszít” come from?

keresztre feszít (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kereszt, from Proto-Slavic krьstъ, from Old High German Krist, 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.

keresztre feszít (Hungarian): to crucify

Definitions

  1. to crucify

Ancestry of “keresztre feszít”, step by step

keresztre feszít traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kereszt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankeresztcross; dagger; crucifix
2Proto-Slavickrьstъ"West Slavic:" baptism; "East and South Slavic:"...
3Old High GermanKrist
4LatinChrīstus
5Ancient GreekΧριστόςanointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...
6Ancient Greekχρίωto rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

via Hungarian feszít

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfeszítto tighten, to strain
2Hungarian-ít-ify, added to a noun, adjective, verb or other...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-Every word from Ancient Greek χρίω
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