Where does “kristenliv” come from?
kristenliv (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.
kristenliv (Norwegian Bokmål): Christian life
Definitions
- Christian life
Ancestry of “kristenliv”, step by step
kristenliv 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 |
via Norwegian Bokmål liv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | liv | life; waist; energy, eagerness |
| 2 | Old Norse | líf | life |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |