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