Where does “crīstnian” come from?

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

crīstnian (Old English): to Christianize

Definitions

  1. to Christianize

Ancestry of “crīstnian”, step by step

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

Words derived from “crīstnian”

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