Where does “cruise” come from?

cruise (Dutch) comes from English cruise, from Dutch kruisen, from Middle Dutch cruce, from Old Dutch *krūci, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

cruise (Dutch): cruise

Definitions

  1. cruise

Ancestry of “cruise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcruiseA sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for...
2Dutchkruisento cross, intersect; to breed
3Middle Dutchcruce—
4Old Dutch*krūci—
5Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
6Proto-Italic*kruks—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “cruise”

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