Where does “Gilchreest” come from?
Gilchreest (Manx) comes from Manx Creest, from Old Irish Críst, from Latin Christiānus, 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.
Gilchreest (Manx): Anglicized as Christopher
Definitions
- Anglicized as Christopher
Ancestry of “Gilchreest”, step by step
Gilchreest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Manx Creest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manx | Creest | Christ |
| 2 | Old Irish | Críst | Christ |
| 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 Manx guilley
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manx | guilley | boy, lad; servant, caddie, page, usher |
| 2 | Middle Irish | gilla | youth; male child, boy; messenger, page, servant |
| 3 | Old Norse | gildr | stout, brawny, of full worth; brawny, stout; of... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gildiz | valuable, wholesome, precious |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeldʰ- | to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay |