Where does “kristendom” come from?
kristendom (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kristen, from Old Norse kristinn, from Old English crīsten, from Latin Christiānus, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
kristendom (Norwegian Bokmål): Christianity
Definitions
- Christianity
Ancestry of “kristendom”, step by step
kristendom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål kristen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kristen | Christian |
| 2 | Old Norse | kristinn | Christian |
| 3 | Old English | crīsten | Christian |
| 4 | Latin | Christiānus | Christian |
| 5 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |