Where does “cristenen” come from?

cristenen (Middle English) comes from Old English crīstnian, from Old English -nian, from Proto-West Germanic -inōn, from Proto-Germanic -inōną — Creates denominatives from nouns referring to...

cristenen (Middle English): To baptize, christen; To make Christian; win over...

Definitions

  1. To baptize, christen; To make Christian; win over...

Ancestry of “cristenen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcrīstnianto Christianize
2Old English-niansuffix applied to nouns and adjectives to form...
3Proto-West Germanic-inōn—
4Proto-Germanic-inōnąCreates denominatives from nouns referring to...

Words derived from “cristenen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic -inōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -inōn →Every word from Old English -nian →