cristenen etymology

Middle English word cristenen comes from Old English -nian (Suffix applied to nouns and adjectives to form verbs.), Old English crīsten

Detailed word origin of cristenen

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-nian Old English (ang) Suffix applied to nouns and adjectives to form verbs.
crīsten Old English (ang)
crīstnian Old English (ang)
cristnien Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as cristenen

Descendants of -nian
-enen -enien -nen -nien cristnien milken
Descendants of crīsten
cristendom