Where does “førkristen” come from?
førkristen (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.
førkristen (Norwegian Nynorsk): pre-Christian
Ancestry of “førkristen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | kristen | Christian |
| 2 | Old Norse | kristinn | Christian |
| 3 | Old English | crīsten | — |
| 4 | Latin | Christiānus | — |
| 5 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to smear with , rub on something; to anoint with... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |