Where does “kryds” come from?
kryds (Danish) comes from Middle Low German kruze, from Old Saxon krūci, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
kryds (Danish): cross; crossroads, intersection; croup
Definitions
- cross; crossroads, intersection; croup
Ancestry of “kryds”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | kruze | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | krūci | — |
| 3 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
Words derived from “kryds”