The story
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰrey-
- Ancient Greekχρίω (khríō)
- Ancient Greekχρῑστός (khrīstós)
- Biblical Hebrewמָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)
- Aramaicܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)
- Ancient GreekΧρῑστός (Khrīstós)
- LatinChrīstus
- Old EnglishCrist
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
- Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*méyth₂eti
- Proto-Italic*meitō
- Old Latinmītō
- Latinmittō
- Latinmissiō
- Latinmissa
- Old Englishmæsse
- Old EnglishCristes mæsse
- Middle EnglishCristemasse
- EnglishChristmas
- EnglishHanukkah
- English todayChrismukkah
Blend of Christmas + Hanukkah. A similar formation can be found in German Weihnukka (from Weihnachten (“Christmas”)), and compare also Dutch Chanoeklaas, a merger of Hanukkah and the Dutch winter holiday of Sinterklaas which similarly involves gift-giving.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.