christen

Concepts

Christian

christian

gentile

peace offering

Manichaeism

Synonyms

Christiaan

Translations

Christ

chrétien

cristiano

cristiano

cristão

Christianus

Christin

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cristã

xirîstî

christlich

cristià

Christiana

χριστιανός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkrɪs.tən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: cristen

Inherited from Old Dutch: cristīn

In summary

From Middle Dutch cristen, variant of kersten, from Old Dutch cristīn, from Latin Christiānus, from Ancient Greek Χρῑστιᾱνός (Khrīstiānós). The current Dutch spelling has been influenced by the Latin and subsequently also the Greek words.