Where does “kruisgewelf” come from?
kruisgewelf (Dutch) comes from Dutch kruis, 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.
kruisgewelf (Dutch): a cross vault
Definitions
- a cross vault
Ancestry of “kruisgewelf”, step by step
kruisgewelf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kruis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kruis | cross; crotch; sharp |
| 2 | Dutch | kruisen | to cross, intersect; to breed |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | cruce | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | *krūci | — |
| 5 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
via Dutch gewelf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gewelf | vault, cellar; arch, vault |
| 2 | Dutch | welven | to bend like an arch, to arch; to be shaped like... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | welven | to vault, to arch, to roof over; to cover |
| 4 | Old Dutch | *welven | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *hwalbijaną | to cause to turn over |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *hwalbaz | curved, vaulted |