Where does “kruisigen” come from?

kruisigen (Dutch) comes from Old Dutch krucigon, from Latin cruciō, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

kruisigen (Dutch): to crucify

Definitions

  1. to crucify

Ancestry of “kruisigen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old DutchkrucigonTo crucify
2Latincruciōto crucify
3Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
4Proto-Italic*kruks
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “kruisigen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-Every word from Proto-Italic *kruksEvery word from Latin crux