Where does “kruiskruid” come from?

kruiskruid (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.

kruiskruid (Dutch): a senecio; any plant of genus Senecio, or that was previously counted as part of that genus (such as the plants of genus Jacobaea)

Definitions

  1. a senecio; any plant of genus Senecio, or that was previously counted as part of that genus (such as the plants of genus Jacobaea)

Ancestry of “kruiskruid”, step by step

kruiskruid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kruis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkruiscross; crotch; sharp
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

via Dutch kruid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkruidherb; a plant without a wooden stem; spice
2Middle Dutchcruutplant, vegetation, herb; edible plant, vegetable;...
3Old Dutchkrūd
4Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-