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Where does “kruisiging” come from?

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

kruisiging (Dutch): crucifixion

Definitions

  1. crucifixion

Ancestry of “kruisiging”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkruisigento crucify
2Old DutchkrucigonTo crucify
3Latincruciō—
4Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
5Proto-Italic*kruks—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
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