Where does “kruiser” come from?

kruiser (Dutch) comes 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.

kruiser (Dutch): A cruiser

Definitions

  1. A cruiser

Ancestry of “kruiser”, step by step

kruiser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kruisen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkruisento cross, intersect; to breed
2Middle Dutchcruce—
3Old Dutch*krūci—
4Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
5Proto-Italic*kruks—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—

Words derived from “kruiser”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →